Wildlife Diary 10th April and More Osprey Questions
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No eggs yet at the Loch of the Lowes osprey nest, but there is never a dull moment with our Ospreys! As is so often the case in spring, we …
Osprey Questions
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Thank you to everyone who has sent in Osprey questions recently – whilst I may not be able to send everyone a personal answer, I will try to share all …
More Prey Caught by Falcon
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Our falcon brought in another pigeon today, which she plucked and ate around half of. Today she chose to pluck her prey on the ledge rather than the plucking branch, …
Wildlife Diary 8th April
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The important news first: no eggs yet on our Osprey nest, though the female is looking increasingly more inclined to stay on the nest and has rearranged the moss in …
Goosing around
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The river just outside the Visitor Centre has been a favourite spot for a pair of goosanders recently. Goosanders aren’t actually a type of goose, but are ducks belonging to …
Intruders and Old Pigeons
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A male peregrine flew through the gorge today, not one of our pair. Our tiercel was sat in the oak tree and chased after this intruder. He was presumably successful …
Wildlife Diary 7th April
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As we approach the exciting time when we might be expecting eggs, our staff and volunteer team here at Loch of the Lowes have swung into action with our 24hr …
Falcon hunts and plans for the future, tiercel makes himself look nice!
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I have noticed over the past few days just how much time the tiercel spends preening and making himself look good! When he is off incubation duty he can sit …
Wildlife Diary 6th April
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Some of you might have noticed my name on yesterday’s blog instead of Emma’s so I thought I tell you a bit more. I’m the new Wildlife Interpretation Officer and …
Eggs Spotted!
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Thanks to a very keen visitor this morning we know there are certainly 3 eggs. He was able to see in briefly during a changeover from further down the path …