Experience the outdoors
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If you’re reading this then you’re probably interested in wildlife. This is lovely, but one of the best things about my job is being able to introduce people to the …
White – Tailed Eagle Update
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The White-Tailed Eagle that was spotted last Thursday (24th October) hung around on the reserve for a further 2 days, being spotted again on Friday the 25th and Saturday the …
Osprey Migration Q and A, 29th Oct
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Some great questions coming in to our ospreys@swt.org.uk address about osprey migration- do you have a question not answered by our FAQ’s ( tab at top of this page)? Q: …
Wildlife Diary Monday 29th October
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Our chick Blue YZ is still in Guinea Bissau, she seems to have stopped for now dotting around a river and it’s tributaries roosting and fishing which is just what …
Osprey Satellite Tracking Update 27th October
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Our two young birds in Africa continue to do well and are sending us fascinating information regularly. Their transmitter tags are programmed to collect location information every hour , where …
Diary 26th October
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The loch is looking wonderful today with the fantastic colours of autumn reflecting on the water. The water level is very high at the moment following recent heavy rainfall. Fallow …
White Tailed Eagle
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It has been a busy day here at the Visitor Centre in terms of raptor sightings. At around 12pm a visitor spotted a White-Tailed Eagle sitting out on the mud. …
Reserve Sightings
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Despite the past weeks (predominantly) awful weather, there have still been plenty of good sightings here at Montrose Basin. Although becoming anything but a rare sight here at the Visitor Centre, …
Wildlife Diary 23rd October
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With all the excitement about our young Osprey Blue YZ completing her first migration successfully, we’ve been forgetting somewhat to keep you up to date with what else is happening …
The body language of trees
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After last week, I will never look at a tree the same way again! I went on a training course all about looking at the body language of trees which …