Goosander chicks!
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The lovely thing about having an office that looks out on the river is the wildlife that you get to see on a daily basis. I was having a rather …
Mud, Glorious mud
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Of all the different habitats we have at Montrose Basin the mud is definitely the most obvious. At 750 hectares (or 1500 football pitches) the sheer size of the area …
Interviews and Egg Recovery
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The peregrine watch site has now been closed since Sunday meaning the end to another season of monitoring our resident pair, but the story did not finish there! The peregrines …
Book signing event
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Book signing Loch of the Lowes Presents a book signing and Q & A with Lady of the Loch author ———- Helen Armitage ———- Time: 1pm Date: Thursday June 26th …
Keltneyburn Meadow Workday
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Last week we enjoyed the first of this year’s reserve workdays at Keltneyburn Meadow. Our volunteer workdays are a fantastic opportunity to enjoy some of the Scottish Wildlife Trust’s Perthshire …
Peregrine watch closed but story is not over yet…
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The peregrine watch site has now closed for the season. Unfortunately, it has been a repeat of last years story; with the falcon laying only one egg (normally 3-4) in …
What do you mean we have no chicks?
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We might not have any Osprey chicks but there is still a lot happening in and around the centre. After a weekend of wet and weary weather we have had …
Everything but peregrine chicks
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We’ve had everything but peregrine chicks at the watch site today. From blue tit chicks calling in the nest box, a recently fledged wren on the shed roof and baby …
Reserve Sightings
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This week has continued the sightings of young birds throughout the Basin. The last count on the Eider ducklings was 103, as of today, and these have been joined by …
Searching for dragons…
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At the beginning of the year Froglife started the Scottish Dragon Finder project. Scottish Dragon Finder aims to reach as many people as possible across Scotland, giving people the chance …