Clydeside Wild (Dean)

Wednesday 4th March
What i believe to be the tenanted leafmine of the Leaf Beetle 'Sphaeroderma testaceum' on Knapweed. Collected from Craighall Rd, Craighall.

Alder sp : female catkins (Hamiltonhill Claypits)

Willow sp : female catkin (Hamiltonhill Claypits)

Wednesday 4th March
Back to the normal 'dark & dreary' weather of Glasgow but the time of year means there's still new emergences to be found.
#trees

It's the other way round for me. Seen plenty of LC plants but none are flowering yet.

Tuesday 3rd March
3 of 9 #foxes seen on my walk back from Clydebank.
The 2nd one is the one that's blind in its right eye that i saw a couple of weeks back.

It's just wonderful to see things springing (no pun intended) into life!

Blackthorn : Clydebank

Marsh Marigold : Clydebank

Coltsfoot : Knightswood

Flowering Currant : High Knightswood

Tuesday 3rd March
4 firsts of the year #wildflowers from my walk along the F&C Canal. I cannae emphasize enough how much i love this time of year!

Nice T-s Q. They don't come much fresher than that!

It's something i've done for years . Some species are easier than others but basically it's down to knowing the particular species requirements.
There should be more as the year progresses.

Cheers Chris. This species is a relatively easy one to rear.

Monday 2nd March
Pleased to report another rearing result. Took a wee bit longer than the previous one due to the caterpillar being a lot smaller.
#teammoth

Monday 2nd March
I was late to the #frogspawn party but i got there in the end. There was hunners of it in a drainage ditch at Glasgow Western Necropolis.

Leech sp possibly 'Erpobdella testacea'

White-lipped Snail 'Cepaea hortensis'

Monday 2nd March
Definitely my favourite time of year with the start of fresh emergences on an almost daily basis. These 2 #inverts were both found at Lambhill Stables.

I will, thank you!

😂 I'm sure the local rodent population can sustain a family of Kestrels without no great loss.

It's made my day and something to look forward to over the coming months 😃

Monday 2nd March
Brilliant start to the day. Pair of Kestrels have returned to the nest site they used last year 😃
#birds

Och, thank you for your lovely statement, it's very much appreciated 🥰

You're welcome!

Nice & dry, i placed it inside the flower of a Daffodil out of harms way.

Sunday 1st March
My early morning walk drew a blank no thanks to the rain. I had to jump into Tesco on the way home and i'm glad i did as i found a Early Bumblebee on the ground outside the main entrance and the poor wee thing was soddened. I potted it up and took it home to dry out.

Fingers crossed you get lucky 🤞

Saturday 28th Feb
Waxing Gibbous #moon from the living room window.
Glad the usual greyness cleared up revealing a nice clear sky.

Hi Dave, i've had them flying in late February/early March every year since i first found them. Think there was only one previous site recorded for Scotland prior to that.

There's no shortage of them that's for sure.

Thanks Ruth. They're one of the Bagworm group and the caterpillars feed on Lichens.

Saturday 28th Feb
Bankesia conspurcatella : 1 of at least 6 flying around this morning, outside Anniesland Dental Care, Crow Rd. I found this colony several years ago and it still remains the only known site for this species in Dunbartonshire VC99
#teammoth

Masses of leaves of Few-flowered Garlic. A naturalised and very invasive species. The banks of the River Kelvin are carpeted with them.

Summer Snowflake : a naturalised but not invasive species.

Red Dead-nettle

Friday 27th Feb
A few #wildflowers from my early morning walk along the River Kelvin/Walkway

Oh good. We've got to wait till Tuesday for the next sunny day 😭

😂 We're lucky if we get one sunny day a week!

Welcome to my world 😂 That's what Glasgow's like 90% of the time during the winter months!

No problem Thomas. Likewise.