The non-waterproof water bird
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Cormorants are particularly striking when seen standing on water margins with their large, black, pterodactyl- like wings spread out. They do this to dry out as they lack the waterproofing …
Wildlife Diary Tues 26th June
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Our Osprey chick is five weeks old and developing well- not only is it a very healthy size, it is passing each developmental milestone with flying colours! After a few …
One Last Show
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The confidence of the juvenile falcons in the air has continued to increase over the last few days. They are very playful and are constantly trying to out manoeuvre the …
Web cam problems
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Morning everyone We are having problems switching the webcam over from daycam to nightcam. We switched the nightcam on last night and it’s working fine in the centre and for the osprey …
Wildlife Diary Sunday 24th June
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It’s been a hot and sunny day here albeit a bit muggy and higher up very windy and this afternoon reached the relatively rare ‘no fleece’ weather rating. There’s been …
A carpet in the woods
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Many of the creatures that call the reserve home only venture out once the sun has gone down. Getting an opportunity to see these creatures can be tricky. With some …
Wildlife Diary Saturday 23rd June
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Those of you based in other parts of the UK may want to skip the next sentence… It’s been a lovely dry, sunny but windy day here at the Loch …
Wildlife Diary Friday 22nd June
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Another day and another set of completely different weather conditions. It’s been a windy day on the loch in comparison to the heavy rain of Thursday and bright sunshine of …
Juveniles flourishing
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Despite all the heavy rain, hunting managed to go ahead today. The adults used the short dry periods to good affect and enough prey was brought in for the family, …
A weeks of contrasts
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Not only has the weather been from one extreme to another, but so has the peregrine watching experience. There are moments when all that is seen of the peregrines is …