Blue YD – latest news
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Whilst we’ve all been worrying about Blue YZ over the past ten days or so, our other satellite tagged bird from 2012, Blue YD, has been a busy young osprey, …
Which butterflies hibernate in houses?
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In common with other cold-blooded creatures, butterflies can’t warm themselves up like warm-blooded mammals do. They require external sources of heat, so winter is a challenge for their survival. While …
Grave Concerns for Blue YZ
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Unfortunately it looks like there may be a problem with our young satellite tracked osprey, Blue YZ, whose fascinating first migration we have been following so avidly this autumn. Despite …
Grey Phalarope
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The Grey Phalarope first spotted in Arbroath on Tuesday has stuck around the local area, being found at Carnoustie from Thursday to Saturday, before moving up the coast to Westhaven …
Wildlife Diary 15th November 2013
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Autumn continues apace here at Loch of the Lowes. The brilliant reds, oranges & yellows of early autumn are gradually fading as the trees lose their leaves and those remaining …
Reserve Sightings
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The latest Icelandic Goose Count (IGC) was carried out on the 10th of November, with 20,804 Pink Footed Geese counted. This number is down on the 31,180 counted on the …
Fancy a Purl?
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This week I wanted to give you an alternative to the traditional mulled wine that one might usually drink at this time of year. It was made famous in Charles …
Osprey Diary 11th November
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A lot of people have been asking us what we’ve learnt so far from our satellite tracking studies of our three young ospreys and what similarities or differences there have …
Recent Events
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The past few feeks have seen two new events run here in the centre and on the reserve, our Halloween Family Fun Day and the Year of Natural Scotland Pink …
Osprey Satellite Tracking Update 8th Nov
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Both our young ospreys are doing well and are still in their respective wintering areas in Africa. Blue YZ has moved a whole 5 miles in the last few days, …