Reserve Sightings
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Our influx of good Spring sightings has continued over the last few weeks, with a Little Egret and an Iceland Gull being the pick of the bunch. The Little Egret …
Scottish Charity of the Year Award – vote for us!!
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As you may have read on our website, the Scottish Wildlife Trust has been nominated for SCVO’s prestigious Charity of the Year award. Aside from everything we do here at Loch …
Through the generations
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On bank holiday Monday (5th May) we are expecting our first peregrine chick in two years! Last year our birds were sadly unsuccessful. Our current pair have been together since …
Scottish Charity of the Year Award – every vote helps!
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Just to add to the great 50th anniversary year that we’re having, the Scottish Wildlife Trust has been nominated for SCVO’s prestigious Charity of the Year Award. Aside from all the …
Osprey Diary 30th April
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As incubation of the three Osprey eggs continues calmly, we are all happy to see the more usual pattern of fish deliveries to the nest resumed. The rather odd ‘role reversal’ …
Breaking News: Blue YD is Off – Heading North!
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Our young osprey Blue YD , who was hatched in Angus in 2012 and is being Satellite tracked, has begun his first ever northwards journey. At the ripe old age …
The Science of Fish and Courtship: 28th April
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Male Ospreys walk a fine line to ensure that they breed successfully. On the one hand they feel a need to guard their mate on the nest to make sure …
The good, the bad and the ugly
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Over the past 2 weeks, the peregrine have been quietly, well fairly quietly, going about their business incubating the eggs, I was hoping to do a series of of blogs …
More Osprey Q and A: 27th April
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Q: At night, the structure that holds the nest creaks terribly in the wind- the creaking noise wakes her and at times it appears to cause her concern …I am …
A Three Year Love Story
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As we now have three ospreys eggs in the nest, matings between the birds have ceased ( last recorded on the 17th of April). Our wonderful night watch team of …