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Sunday, 16 May 2010

Scarborough







Berthed outside the shed she was launched from at the BAE Scotstoun yard .

For previous pictures click HERE and her launch video is HERE

Saturday, 15 May 2010

HMS Diamond











HMS Diamond being escorted down the Clyde to start her second set of sea trials .

Friday, 14 May 2010

HMS Diamond




HMS Diamond leaving the Clyde for sea trials 14 May 2010.

Whooper Swan

Seen nesting on the banks of the Clyde just across from Clydebank College.

The whooper swan is a large white swan, bigger than a Bewick's swan. It has a long thin neck, which it usually holds erect, and black legs. Its black bill has a large triangular patch of yellow on it. It is mainly a winter visitor to the UK from Iceland, although a couple of pairs nest in the north. The estuaries and wetlands it visits on migration and for winter roosts need protection. Its winter population and small breeding numbers make it an Amber List species.


Thanks to the RSPB for information.

Thursday, 13 May 2010

Ferry Green



On an open space of ground beside the Renfrew ferry is the preserved engine made in Robert Napiers Lancefield works for the paddle tug Clyde which was built for the Clyde Navigation Trust by AJ Inglis at Pointhouse in 1851.

CMS Buster





CMS Buster at work at Clydebank.

Tuesday, 11 May 2010

Svitzer Milford



Seen at Diesel Wharf in the upper Clyde,in the background is the BAE shipyard at Govan.