Chick Number 2!
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When I left last night the falcon was showing signs that the second egg was hatching. As with yesterday morning she was sat quite high up, looking underneath her on …
Wildlife Diary Monday 30th April
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It was a very quiet day on the nest with no intruders or twig waving shenanigans, there were a few changeovers and the usual egg turning. After calling for …
First Chick Hatched!!!!!
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The first chick of the 2012 breeding season hatched today! I knew the falcon was on to something last night. When I arrived this morning the tiercel fed her on …
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A quiet day at the Loch of the Lowes osprey nest today, with both birds taking turns incubating in the wonderful spring sunshine. The male brought in a good large …
Tiercel Feeds Falcon on Nest
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In the area around the peregrines site we have swallows and martins catching insects, willow warblers and blackcaps in full song and common sandpipers on the river. So the migratory …
Wildlife Diary 28th April
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A lot of excitement today at the Loch of the Lowes Osprey nest with several intruder dramas, but our birds and their precious eggs have survived unscathed. There were three …
Nightwatch notes from Loch of the Lowes
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Over the past week we have watched our resident female diligently incubating her eggs whilst being soaked through from the relentless heavy showers that have recently been covering most of …
Wildlife Diary 27th April
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A mixture of brilliant sunshine and hail showers today at Loch of the Lowes, with our steadfast ospreys sitting through it all on their precious eggs. The morning started excitingly …
Hunger strikes at peregrine nest
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Tuesday saw a lot of action around the peregrine nest site. From 10 am, the tiercel was on incubation duty and was constantly calling whilst sat on the nest. When …
Intruders Between Showers
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According to old folklore if the Mistle Thrush is singing there is rain on the way. This morning there were two Mistle Thrush singing at full pelt on either side …