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 …
Wildlife Diary Saturday 30th June
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As you can see from the photo we had bit of drama on the nest this afternoon when an intruder Osprey tried to land on the nest. This is …
Wildlife Diary Friday 29th June
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Rain, Rain and more rain….but some sunny spells too, what an odd day at Loch of the Lowes! Our Osprey chick is now so large it doesn’t fit under mum …
Making a splash
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There aren’t many benefits to the wet weather we’ve been having, but if there’s anything to get you out and about then it’s the spectacular Falls! Brave the showers this …
Wildlife Diary Thursday 28th June
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Another soggy day at Loch of the Lowes, but with a few highlights: Common Terns elegantly flying low over the water beneath the mist level and diving for fish in …
Size does count
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There are about 2 500 species of moth in Britain, compared to only 70 species of butterfly. To make identifying them slightly easier, moths are split in to two categories: …
Wildlife Diary Wed 27th June
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What a wet and miserable day for our Ospreys at Loch of the Lowes, where it has been raining hard most of the day. On days like these, fishing can …
Snake update
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Thanks to Brian, one of our Peregrine watch volunteers, for identifying the Snake Millipede I found as a Blunt-tailed Snake Millipede (Cylindroiulus punctatus). They are widespread throughout Britain and can …