Wildlife Diary 26th April
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It’s been a very quiet day on both the nest and the loch with very little to be seen on the water. It’s very windy here today and anyone watching …
Wildlife Diary 25th April
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A very wet and blustery day here at Loch of the Lowes, but our ospreys are doing well weathering the storm so to speak. There are actually waves a foot …
Skeletons in the woods
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With spring leaping in to action the leaves are starting to come out on the trees. The remains of last years leaves are still around though, with drifts of dry …
Wildlife Diary Monday 23rd April
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Fortunately our male didn’t get himself into trouble today on the loch; instead he appeared with literally the tail end of a fish, not a great meal for an incubating …
Spotlight on Wildlife Photography
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Many of our visitors here at Loch of the Lowes enjoy the art of wildlife photography- and this is surely one of the best places in Scotland to photograph some …
Hatching Closing In?
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The falcon was on the eyrie for almost all of today, the only time she came off was to have a quick feed from the larder and to to have …
Walking on eggshells
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More wildlife clues have been discovered this week. This eggshell was found on the woodland path, when it narrowly escaped being trodden on by an eagle-eyed school group from Carluke. …
Wildlife Diary 22nd April
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Our male osprey seems to be developing a real appetite for enormous fish and this got him into trouble yet again today, when he tried to take a pike in …
All Calm at the Eyrie
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As the rain has dried up this evening the male has gone away hunting, leaving the female on the eyrie. She seems keen to stay on the eggs whenever she …
From the Nightwatch Team
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Night watch notes from Loch of the Lowes We have now completed over a week on night watch duty and have been observing our bird’s nocturnal habits during this initial …