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Have you ever looked around the Clydesdale countryside and thought how beautiful it is? The rolling hills, wide river valleys with lush meadows, deep tree clad gorges tumbling with waterfalls, …
Wildlife Blog 30th June 2011
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Events at the nest today The female Osprey was routinely on and off the nest during the morning until she returned at 9.18am to settle on the eggs. The male …
Another Successful Year at the Peregrine Watch
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We closed the Peregrine site up yesterday, the bottom path has now been reopened and the top path closed off. It has been another successful year at Operation Peregrine with …
Wildlife Blog 29th June 2011
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Events from the nest Our resident female was sitting tight on the three eggs this morning at 9.00 am, contact calling for her mate. She continued calling until 10.15 am …
Wildlife Blog 28th June 2011
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Events from the nest It is now 70 days since the third egg was laid on the 19th of April and our Osprey pair continue to incubate. It was observed …
What’s eating our sand martins?
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Over the past few weeks new life has been appearing all across the reserve at Montrose Basin with the first shelducklings and eider ducklings being recorded on 1st and 2nd June. …
Wildlife Blog 27th June 2011
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Events at the nest today: 9.00 Nest unattended 9.17 Both birds back at nest, female incubating eggs, male flies off 9.20 to 11.19 Male and female alternating incubation 11.50 to …
Wildlife Blog 26th June 2011
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Events from the nest: Incubation has continued for the majority of the weekend, with both our ospreys taking turns tending to the three unhatched eggs. ‘7Y’ was at the nest …
Wildlife Blog 24th June 2011
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Events from the nest: It is now 66 days after the third egg was laid on the 19th April, but our osprey pair continue to incubate. Since yesterday’s blog post, …
Wildlife Blog 23rd June 2011
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Good afternoon all, Events at the nest today: Our osprey pair has switched places several times throughout the day. At 10:28am, our male returned to the nest, bringing with him …