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 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …