Wandering Wildfowl
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Non-native wildfowl can be found all across the UK, and this week has seen the return of the Basin’s most famous wandering wildfowl, the Black Swan. Our regular visitor returned …
Christmas Cracker this weekend
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This is just a wee reminder that this weekend we are holding our Christmas Cracker Family Fun Days. During visitor centre opening hours on Saturday & Sunday (10:30am-4pm) there will …
Fox about town
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Some mammals have adapted more readily to urban environments than others, one such species is the fox. I’ve seen them quite a few times recently when heading back out of …
Falls of Clyde Advent Calendar
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That’s right folks, we have created our own advent calendar through the blog. Each day at 6am a new post will be published. It covers all the highlights of the …
The search for Blue 44
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Another week has passed by with no new satellite data for Blue 44, but we remain hopefully that he is alive and well. As I reported last time we have …
Blue YD migration update – 29th November 2012
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Data received for Blue YD shows that he continues to spend his time in the Doue area and is often using the same roosting areas. We could say Blue YD …
Save Our Bees – A Scottish Wildlife Trust Campaign
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Einstein once said, ‘If the bee disappears from the surface of the Earth, man would have no more than four years to live.’ Or did he? This quote was first …
Reporting dead badgers
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A volunteer recently phoned me about a dead badger she had seen on the side of the road. She thought someone should know about it but didn’t necessarily know who …
Pressures of gang life
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A gentleman came into the Falls of Clyde Visitor Centre a while ago to ask us about a group (also known as a congress, conspiracy or unkindness) of ravens that …
Update on Blue 44 – 22nd November 2012
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Yesterday was a milestone moment for Blue 44, as he reached the grand old age of six months. He came into the world on 21st May and grew rapidly, with …