Archive for October, 2008

Oct 31 2008

Tarryholme pond Irvine

Published by garnockfocus under Irvine, tarryholme pond

Some Mute swans on the pond.

Plenty of Black headed gulls around looking for food.

A pair of Mallard duck and few Coots were also in the pond.

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Oct 17 2008

Irvine harbour October 17th 2008

Published by garnockfocus under Irvine, Irvine Harbour

Pigeon at Irvine harbour.

Male Mallard duck in Irvine harbour.

Greylag Goose in Irvine harbour.

Mute swan in Irvine harbour.

Whooper swan in Irvine harbour.

Black headed gull in Irvine harbour.

Female Mallard duck in Irvine harbour.

Pair of Mallard ducks in Irvine harbour.

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Oct 16 2008

Autumn at Eglinton park

Published by garnockfocus under Eglinton Park

A common Buzzard soars below Cairmount hill.

There are some great colours in and around Eglinton park at this time of the year.

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Oct 11 2008

River Garnock & Garnock floods

A Magpie at Garnock floods and a Bat near the Sawmill bridge on the river Garnock.

The Garnock floods after recent heavy rain.

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Oct 08 2008

Cormorant at Stevenston point.

Published by garnockfocus under Stevenston Point

This Cormorant was sunning itself at Stevenston point this afternoon.

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Oct 06 2008

Whooper Swan at Garnock floods

Published by garnockfocus under Garnock Floods, Kilwinning

A single Whooper Swan has arrived in Garnock floods Kilwinning.

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Oct 02 2008

2 pairs on the river Garnock.

Published by garnockfocus under Kilwinning, River Garnock

A pair of Cormorants were feeding at the small dam next to were the Garnock meets the Lugton river.

A pair of Grey Heron were perched just up river from the Cormorants.

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Oct 01 2008

Eglinton park 1st October 2008

This Grey Heron was in the field to the left of Eglinton Loch.

This Mute Swan in Eglinton Loch was not to impressed with the dog ;-)

The Loch was looking great betwen the showers this afternoon, noticed the greens are all fading for autumn.

As always a big thanks to the park rangers and ground staff at Eglinton, the grounds are very tidy indeed.

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