Goosing around
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The river just outside the Visitor Centre has been a favourite spot for a pair of goosanders recently. Goosanders aren’t actually a type of goose, but are ducks belonging to …
Wildlife Diary 8th April
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The important news first: no eggs yet on our Osprey nest, though the female is looking increasingly more inclined to stay on the nest and has rearranged the moss in …
Falcon hunts and plans for the future, tiercel makes himself look nice!
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I have noticed over the past few days just how much time the tiercel spends preening and making himself look good! When he is off incubation duty he can sit …
Wildlife Diary 7th April
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As we approach the exciting time when we might be expecting eggs, our staff and volunteer team here at Loch of the Lowes have swung into action with our 24hr …
Eggs Spotted!
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Thanks to a very keen visitor this morning we know there are certainly 3 eggs. He was able to see in briefly during a changeover from further down the path …
Wildlife Diary 6th April
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Some of you might have noticed my name on yesterday’s blog instead of Emma’s so I thought I tell you a bit more. I’m the new Wildlife Interpretation Officer and …
March of the frogs
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It’s not all about the peregrines! My name is Rhian and as this years Seasonal Ranger I am keen to share with you some of the other wildlife that calls …
Peregrines Surving the Cold
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Our birds continue to thrive despite the cold temperatures. It’s easy to forget that it is not unusual to have temperatures this low in april, it was the warm weather …
Wildlife Diary 5th April
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It’s been a busy day on the loch today with lots of displaying and mating going on. Our Ospreys have been preparing the nest and our new male brought at …
A Good News Story
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Some of you may remember we found a very poorly wee hedgehog here at Loch of the Lowes reserve last autumn, stumbling around in broad daylight, confused, dehydrated, and very …