Migration Update on Blue YD 14th Sept
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Our second satellite tracked young osprey, Blue YD, from Angus, has now overtaken Blue 44 on the southward migration route. After leaving Cumbria on the 12th, he seems to have …
Blue YD – and he’s off! 13th Sept
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Further to the earlier news on Blue 44 we can now reveal that Blue YD began his first migration yesterday! Setting off from his nest location in Angus yesterday morning, …
Bonjour France! 13th Sept
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More fantastic news! Blue 44 has overcome the first major obstacle on his journey to West Africa, successfully crossing the English Channel yesterday morning. He left his roost site of …
Who could live in a house like this?
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A small hole in the ground could be the entrance to the home of one of many different types of small mammal. There are a few clues though, that can …
Wildlife Diary Wed Sept 12th
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Fabulous news: our young Osprey Blue 44 is making great strides on his first migration south. Overnight he reached Kent and roosted just north of Gillingham. At 6am this morning …
The pitter-patter of pink feet….
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Those of you who look forward to the return of the pink-footed geese will be happy to know that the first 10 were spotted on the Basin on 5th September. …
Leafy giants
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This plant was flowering early in the season and produced beautiful white flowers. Normally it is the flowers that are the most interesting part of a plant, but these huge …
Wildlife Diary Monday Sept 10th
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What an exciting couple of days with our sole Loch of the Lowes 2012 Osprey chick Blue 44 now underway on his autumn migration to Africa. He was last seen …
He’s gone! 9th Sept
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Blue 44 left at 10 am yesterday morning and was in Northumberland last night. He seems to be following the route of the East Coast mainline and roosted near Cragside, a National …
From flowers to hips
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A sure sign of the seasons progressing is the abundance of different fruit around the reserve. There have been wild strawberries and raspberries and whilst we are waiting for the …