Clydeside Wild (Dean)

Monday 26th October My first walk since Thursday and it felt good to get out even if the weather was miserable. I took it steady and i'm pleased to say there were no problems with either my knee or ankle. These were the only notables from said walk. #invertebrates #fungifriends

My right knee & right ankle have been giving me jip over the last couple of weeks and both have progressively got worse over the last few days so i've opted to take a few days rest. Anyway, here are some #streetart #murals pics i took earlier in the year to brighten things up a wee bit.

Thursday 22nd October A beautiful morning but nothing really special to show for it. The only notables were my first Fieldfares of the season with 5 birds E over Hamiltonhill Claypits and 2 Kingfishers along the F&C Canal. The only pic i managed was this Common Gull at Firhill Stadium.

Wednesday 21st October All i could manage on such a dreich (aka dark & miserable) morning were these 2 Syrphus sp larvae. Both found on a fence rail along the Kelvin Walkway. #invertebrates

Tuesday 20th October Apart from the single moth, i found a couple of other #invertebrates attracted to some outside light sources.

Tuesday 20th October Overcast & 12° warmer than yesterday morning, so i was hoping for some moths. Surprised to find only one but it was better than none at all. November Moth agg 'Epirrita sp' (Lambhill Stables) #teammoth

Not being a long sleeper, this time of year and into late winter really sucks 😫 I get so impatient waiting hours for it to get light enough to go for a walk!

Monday 19th October Slightly warmer (-2°c) this morning 😉 The main highlight was a Raven heading SE over Anniesland Retail Park. The only other notables were these ;

Sunday 18th October The coldest morning of the season so far resulted in not as much to see or photograph compared to the previous days.

Saturday 17th October Out at first light at the east end of my patch and despite the frosty conditions Chiffchaffs continue to sing, with singles at Hamiltonhill Claypits & Cowcaddens. These were the only pics i got from the morning ; #glasgow

Friday 16th October Finished my morning walk off with 3 #foxes All of which were on the far bank of the canal and were difficult to spot with the naked eye. Much easier to see when you zoom in with the camera.

Friday 16th October The star find of my walk back from Clydebank was this tenanted 4mm larval case of a Coleophora sp on Hazel, at Temple, East Dunbartonshire. There are several Coleophora to be found on this host and i'm not sure of the id. #teammoth

Friday 16th October Not as many #birds as i had hoped for on my walk back along the F&C Canal from Clydebank, with the only notables being ; 3 'singing' Chiffchaff 2 Kingfisher 2 Little Grebe (1 pictured below)

Friday 16th October A couple of #landscapes from my walk back from Clydebank this morning.

Wednesday 14th October Finished my early morning walk at Kelvingrove Park where i found several tenanted leafmines of Phyllonorycter emberizaepenella on Himalayan Honeysuckle. Collected a few to rear through. #teammoth

Wednesday 14th October Found this 12mm long caterpillar/larva on a fence rail under Beech along the Kelvin Walkway. I've hit a complete blank as to what it could be. #invertebrates

Wednesday 14th October A couple of pics from the west end of the Kelvin Walkway/River Kelvin.

Monday 12th October I've lost count how many Dog Rose shrubs i've looked at this year in the hope of finding a early stage Coleophora gryphipennella and at the end of my morning walk i finally got lucky on a roadside verge by Asda, Summerston. #teammoth

Monday 12th October A couple of new for the season moths. Both courtesy of the outside lights of the Cafe On The Canal, Lambhill. #teammoth

Monday 12th October Timed it well to set off on my walk this morning and managed to capture this fiery sky behind Stockingfield Bridge. It was there that i had my first Redwings of the season with birds passing over heading SW and a 'late' singing chiffchaff along the F&C Canal.

Sunday 11th October A couple of of 2nd generation Phyllonorycter leafmines on Alder and both from Hamiltonhill Claypits. #teammoth

Sunday 11th October I'd just thought i'd show my followers that are not familiar with Glasgow how urban the majority of my patch is. All these are from the east end of it. #urbanwildlife

Friday 9th October Phyllonorycter geniculella : tenanted leafmine on Sycamore (F&C Canal, Maryhill) I've neglected this family of leafminers this year due to rearing a whole host of other moth caterpillars but that'll all change next year. #teammoth

Thursday 8th October Not the most exciting photo but it's the first #fox i've seen for several months (F&C Canal) Sightings should start to pick up now with numbers peaking through the winter months.

Thursday 8th October Packed in like Sardines! Fairy Inkcap 'Coprinellus disseminatus' (F&C Canal, Knightswood) #fungifriends

Thursday 8th October Another calm, cold & clear morning and i was hoping for some Pink-footed Geese & or Redwing. Not a sniff of either but i did point my camera at a couple of commoner #birds on my walk back from Clydebank.

Wednesday 7th October A couple of moth subjects both found on Maryhill Rd along the edge of Maryhill Park. #teammoth

Wednesday 7th October A couple of #landscapes & a couple of #fungifriends from Dawsholm Park on a chilly (2°c) morning.

Tuesday 6th October Nice to see the Little Grebes raising a wee family albeit being late in the year at Victoria Park, Whiteinch. #birds

Tuesday 6th October A couple of new for the season #fungifriends from Victoria Park, Whiteinch.

Tuesday 6th October First finds from my early morning walk were these vacated Stigmella sp leafmines on Rose. Found them along the Clyde Expressway, Whiteinch. I've yet to find any tenanted ones. Maybe next year 🤞 #teammoth

Monday 5th October Tenanted leafmines of the Sawfly 'Scolioneura betuleti' on Birch (F&C Canal, Maryhill) #sawflies #invertebrates

Monday 5th October It's been a few years since i've seen this species. Tawny Grisette 'Amanita fulva' (Great Western Rd, Anniesland) #fungifriends

Sunday 4th October My 2nd Birch Sawfly 'Cimbex femoratus' larva of the year and the first one i've seen in Lanarkshire. I found it on the underside of a Birch leaf on Lochburn Rd, Hillend. #sawflies #invertebrates

I've just been told i'm going to be a granddad to a 2nd grandchild💓😃

Saturday 3rd October These were only the #fungifriends i found on my early morning walk ;

Saturday 3rd October Common as they maybe, i managed to point the camera at a couple of #birds this morning.

Friday 2nd October A few #fungifriends from Kelvingrove Park. The first species being the only one new for the season.

Thursday 1st October A nice find at Glasgow Western Necropolis and perfect timing. Stigmella salicis : tenanted leafmine on Eared Sallow. Collected for rearing. Checked on it early evening to find the caterpillar had exited the mine and had started to make its cocoon. #teammoth

Thursday 1st October A couple of #fungifriends both from Glasgow Western Necropolis. I've yet to find a pristine Fly Agaric this year!

Thursday 1st October The waning gibbous #moon on my way out this morning.

Monday 28th July Nice to see these again after not finding them in the usual place for the last 2 years. Beech Jellydisc 'Neobulgaria pura' : on a felled/fallen Beech tree (Dawsholm Park) #fungifriends

Monday 28th September A nice surprise this morning. I was moving some grass from around a clump of Stump Puffballs when this came crawling out and judging by the fresh condition it must have just emerged. Yellow-line Quaker 'Leptologia macilenta' (Dawsholm Park) #teammoth

Monday 28th September A beautiful clear morning and it certainly made a change from the overcast conditions that we're used to here in Glasgow. Here's a few shots that kick started my walk.

Sunday 27th September There's been a Garden Spider 'Araneus diadematus' on the outside of our kitchen window for well over a week but it's too high up to get a decent pic. So i was more than happy to find one low down on my early walk along the F&C Canal at Cadder. #spiders #arachnida

Saturday 26th September Found this Cup Fungus sp on woodchips under a Beech hedge along Garscube Rd. I'd like to think it was Toothed Cup 'Tarzetta cupularis' but this group of fungi are notoriously difficult to get to species. #fungifriends

Saturday 26th September It's been a while since i found a caterpillar, so i was pleased to happen upon this one this morning. Clouded-bordered Brindle 'Apamea crenata' : found on the footpath along Panmure Gate and judging by the colour it'll not be long before it pupates. #teammoth

Thursday 24th September Only managed a couple of #fungifriends on my walk back from Clydebank but they were both new for the season

Thursday 25th September My first walk since Monday due to 2 days of being hit with morning anxiety! and i was rewarded with this Dipper at Lock 28, F&C Canal, Knightswood. I see them quite often along the canal but never this far away from the River Kelvin. #birds

Monday 21st September An impressive clump of Shaggy Scalycap 'Pholiota squarrosa' (Glasgow Western Necropolis) #fungifriends