An instrumental flower
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One of my favourite flowers on the reserve is bugle (Ajuga reptans). It’s been flowering since April but is now coming to an end. The flower head is made up …
Wildlife Diary Thurs July 5th
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Our Osprey chick Blue 44 today has been showing off his housework skills- moving lots of moss and stick around the nest – presumably after all that rain it is …
Wildllife Diary Wed July 4th
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Our Osprey chick Blue44 continues to do really well and has been looking very grown up today indeed- standing right on the edge of the nest which gave us a …
A skeleton in the drain
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A few weeks ago I blogged about skeletons in the woods and a few days ago, whilst clearing the drains after heavy rain, I found another! This skeleton belonged to …
Wildlife Diary Tues 3rd July
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Osprey fans, meet Blue 44- what a handsome chap! He has been doing really well after all yesterday’s excitement and has settled back into his usual routine. Since the tagging …
Q and A about Osprey Ringing and Tagging
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Thankyou for your questions, concerns and curiosity about our Osprey ringing and tagging. We understand that there are some concerns so hope the answers to this detailed Q and A …
Osprey Satellite Tagging Project 2012
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The decision to satellite tag the osprey chick at Loch of the Lowes this year, has been taken following careful consideration and specialist advice from the UK’s foremost expert in …
Osprey Ringing Today: 2nd June
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Our Osprey chick has been successfully ringed and satellite tagged today by the small expert team- in a record 20minutes! First the details of our chick: It’s a boy! It …
Wildlife Diary Sunday 1st July
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It’s been quite a day here at the Loch and I’m going to start with what’s been happening on the Great Crested Grebe nest. At lunchtime today the second egg …
Foxy flowers
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Over the last week, the foxgloves around the reserve have shot up. Where there were open green spaces there are rows of these towering purple, white and pink flowers. The …