Home alone
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As the peregrine chicks get older, the parents are leaving them unguarded for longer. On Tuesday and Wednesday, during the course of the public watch (20 hours in total), the …
Wildlife Diary Wednesday 16th May
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Today marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the UK Wildlife Trusts movement. The Scottish Wildlife Trust is part of a wider family of organisations that manage land and …
Mind where you step
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There are signs of badger activity all over the reserve at the moment. One thing you may want to watch out for are the latrines (toilets) that the badgers use. …
Chick training lessons
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There were a few steps towards independence for the chicks yesterday. The young where taking part in a lot of pre flight training. This involved much flapping of their wings …
Wildlife Diary 15th May
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What a beautiful day here at Loch of the Lowes- despite it still being on the cool side and the occasional gusts of strong wind- nothing as bad as the …
Round up – Wildlife Diary Sunday 13th and Monday 14th May
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Apologies for the lack of blog yesterday, Emma was on one of her rare days off and I haven’t been able to get to the blog until now. The last …
The world in a flower
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My current favourite wildflower along the boardwalk is the globe flower. These flowers are curiously solid in structure and as the name suggests, globe like in shape. The bright yellow …
Chicks Find Their Feet!
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The 2 chicks, who are growing at an astonishing rate, have become much more active over the last couple of days. You can now see them exploring the eyrie and …
Bird of Prey Persecution
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I was shocked and angered to read this article about Goshawks (a large relative of the familiar sparrowhawk). http://www.birdguides.com/webzine/article.asp?a=3239 This just goes to show what some selfish and frankly heartless …
Nightwatch Notes from Loch of the Lowes
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Our Osprey pair has now completed nearly four weeks of incubation and our observations have shown the eggs to have been very well tended by both birds. Time spent off …