Goldfinches
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Officially the first bird of paradise (its taste for thistle seeds led to it becoming associated with the Passion and Christ’s crown of thorns) the goldfinch took a worrying decline …
Winter Opening at Loch of the Lowes
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From tomorrow the visitor centre will be switching over to winter opening hours. These are Friday-Sunday from 10:30am-4pm, until 1st March when we revert to daily opening. This means we …
Peregrines spotted near Elsrickle
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One of my regular volunteers to the reserve informed me last week that she had spotted our two female juvenile peregrine falcons that fledged earlier on in the year. They …
The Cormorant Returns!
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The cormorant which has been seen on the reserve in previous years has made a return. These seabirds may be more commonly associated with the rocky coastal areas, but it …
Winter Diary and Osprey migration Update 26th October 2012
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Winter appears to have arrived as we’ve just had an intense snow flurry here at the Reserve. Bryan, Louise and I had literally just returned from fixing the Otter Cam …
Counts and Cameras
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The first Icelandic Goose Count took place on the 14th of October, with 40,715 Pink Footed Geese being counted. Although still a great count, the number was considerably less than …
Tree planting event on Saturday 3rd November
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Last year the Scottish Wildlife Trust sent out a fundraising appeal to all its members to help raise money to buy an area of woodland and meadow that adjoins Upper …
Osprey Migration Update 24th October
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Blue 44 Our young Osprey Blue 44 is still happily settled in Southern France and has continued to favour the north and east side of Etang Blanc and Etang d’Hardy, …
Why don’t ducks get cold standing on ice?
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If you have ever wondered how the mallards on Lanark Loch manage to stand on the frozen water over winter for hours on end without the hint of discomfort then …
Lady of the Loch DVD
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Last summer, Lisa Trainer, a masters degree student from Salford University created a short film telling the incredible life-story of ‘Lady’ our record breaking female osprey. Using a combination of footage …