Buzzards and starlings make for a busy day
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It was an eventful day for the peregrines at the Falls of Clyde. The change in weather has changed the behaviour of the adults. The male is on hunting overdrive …
Wildlife Diary Wed 30th May
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Our hopes for a second osprey chick for our Loch of the Lowes nest this season have all but faded now and it looks like our wee chick will be …
Under siege
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A grey heron has taken a liking for a spot of fishing, just outside the Visitor Centre. These birds are unmistakable with their lanky bodies standing up to a metre …
Return of the Terns…
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Here at Montrose Basin, we saw the return of the Common Terns to our specially constructed raft on 2nd May. This is a few days later than last year when …
Wildlife Diary Tuesday 29th May
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All our excitement about a second hatching on our Osprey nest seems to have come to nothing, as neither of the remaining two eggs have hatched in the last 24hrs …
Hatching Update: A Second One on the Way
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Great news this afternoon as it looks like the process of hatching has begun for one of the remaining two eggs on the osprey nest at Loch of the Lowes. …
Wildlife Diary May 27th/28th
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What beautiful sunrise mornings we’ve been having this week at Loch of the Lowes: still waters reflecting pink and gold sunrises, with bogbean and water lilies flowering on the water …
Little dipper
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I previously blogged about the big dippers we frequently see outside the Falls of Clyde Visitor Centre. Well now we have a little dipper too! Like a young blackbird, baby …
Hungry falcons misbehaving in the heat
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In their short lives our chicks have already lived the 4 seasons, they have gone from freezing mornings and snow, to scorching afternoons. Both however continue to do well and …
Busy day for the site, but not for the peregrines…..
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It was a slow start to the day for our peregrines this sunny saturday. Although things kicked off quite well with a feed at 7am this morning, it was not …