Osprey Diary Friday 19th July
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Another hot day today here at Loch of the Lowes, but our male Osprey has excelled himself bringing in five fish so far today. Our chick BlueYZ is still entertaining …
Wildlife Diary Thurs 18th July
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Its been HOT here today at Loch of the Lowes, and all our wildlife has been really feeling it. Our male osprey really struggled today to find fish and there …
Osprey Diary: Satellite Tracking Questions
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Q: What is satellite tracking? It is a modern technology that allows us to temporarily attach small satellite transmitters to a lightweight harness on birds. This gives us information on …
Hare sightings
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As hares are predominantly a nocturnal species, getting to see them during the day is always a treat. The chances of this increases around this time of year, as the …
Oops- Sorry for Webcam Interuption
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Sorry folks for the short period of live webcam disruption just now- we were showing some visitors in the centre some of the recorded footage of the osprey ringing yesterday …
Summer Events
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This summer at Montrose Basin Visitor Centre there will be a range of children’s activities taking place every Wednesday, each aiming to inspire children about nature. 17th July – …
Osprey Diary Tues 16th July
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After yesterdays excitement on our osprey nest, when our chick was ringed and satellite tagged, today has been comparatively quiet. The chick, now know as Blue YZ , has been …
Osprey Ringing and Tagging as it Happened July 15th
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Today is one of my favourite days of the year, when as a ranger I get the amazing privilege of meeting one of our ospreys face to face- always an …
Welcome Blue YZ and its a …..
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…female, so all our guesses were right! Our chick now has its Darvic ring on its left leg which is blue with the letters YZ so from now on the …
Ringing underway
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An exciting day here at Loch of the Lowes as we’re in the process of ringing and tagging the chick with the help of Roy Dennis and Keith Brockie. We’ve …