Osprey Diary 24th July Wed
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After all yesterdays excitement of fledging and thunderstorms, our young osprey Blue YZ has had a much more relaxed day on the nest. After being shepherded back to the nest …
Blue YZ Returns Safely to Nest
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At five to seven this morning, our Osprey chick Blue YZ returned safely to the nest, following her mother, who led her back to the nest , circled and landed …
Osprey Diary Tues 23rd July
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Blue YZ has fledged today but has yet to return to the nest (as of 7.15pm) but we are not unduly worried. She took off for her maiden flight this …
National Dragonfly Week!
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Today sees the start of national dragonfly week, so to celebrate I thought I would do some reading up on these fantastic aerial hunters and share some of my finds …
Wildlife Diary Monday 22nd July
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by Lindsey Lots of huge jumps and wing flapping from Blue YZ today, this morning she did such a huge jump we thought she was off! She’s only 7 weeks …
Wildlife Diary Sunday 21st July
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by Lindsey A busy day here at the Loch. It kicked off with finding animal poo in front of the lower hide door and obviously we had to examine it! …
Misty morning on the Loch
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A misty morning on the loch soon developed into another baking day. Many species are keeping to the shaded areas of the reserve giving our visitors great sightings from the …
Bats in the Castle
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While out on the reserve in the evenings I have been lucky enough to see a great number of bats out hunting along the Clyde. Whether it’s Pipistrelles dogding in …