Another osprey appearance
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During the peregrine watch on Tuesday, there was a surprise visit from an osprey. This is the second time an osprey has flown through the gorge, giving the adults reason …
What have the local starlings been feeding on?!?!
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The transformation of our juvenile falcons in the last week has been remarkable. A week ago both were flightless, still a bit downy and had never left the safety of …
Woodland wanderer
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One of the reserves most abundant mammals has been spotted quite a lot in the past few weeks. A sighting of one of these critters either has people running or …
Wildlife Diary Wed 13th June
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At one stage today we had four ospreys on the Loch of the Lowes and the intruder dramas have gone on all day. We have our resident Osprey pair chasing …
Wildlife Diary Tuesday 12th June
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Our Ospreys continue to delight and surprise us with lots of fascinating behavior, and the chick’s incredibly rapid development. This phenomenal growth spurt, whereby the chick will be almost adult …
Dock decoration
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Dock plants are famously associated as being a remedy to the irritation caused by stinging nettles. They are also the home of a very pretty beetle called the green dock …
Wildlife Diary Monday 11th June
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The most exciting news today isn’t from our Ospreys but our Blue Tits, the oldest ones have fledged overnight leaving us looking at an empty box. They were in the …
They have definitely fledged now!
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Both juveniles falcons took their first flights today, which was great to see, if slightly nerve racking! At around 15:30 the adult falcon took food up to the branch where …
Wildlife Diary Sunday 10th June
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Before we update you on our own Ospreys we have to mention the extraordinary events at the Dyfi Osprey Project yesterday. They were faced with an incredibly difficult decision in …
Wildlife Diary Saturday 9th June
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Osprey update: There’s been no fish for seven hours which is unusual but she’s not shouting and the chick seems happy and well fed. Our chick now has the classic …