Good weather for ducks (and fallow deer apparently!)
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After a few days of something more akin to summer weather normal service has been resumed here at Loch of the Lowes. The signs weren’t good from the word go today, …
Falls of Clyde Recent Sightings 11th-17th August
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Hi, Signs of autumn are slowly creeping onto the reserve with wood pigeon and stock dove eagerly perching along telegraph lines waiting for the first golden cereal grains and migratory …
Intern Diary : New Beginnings
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Hi all, Over the past week I have been involved in a variety of different tasks across the reserve. On Sunday we had the final Butterfly Net Workshop of the …
Employment Opportunity at Montrose Basin
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Six months ago, I began working here at Montrose Basin Visitor Centre. I got the post through an SCVO scheme called Community Jobs Scotland, which provides funds for employment for …
Optics Fair at Lowes
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This weekend we have our second Optics Fair for 2015. On Sunday between 10am and 4pm we will be joined by Donald from Opticron, who will be on hand to …
Osprey update and a first departure
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A month has now passed since FR2 and FR3 fledged (three weeks for FR4) and as we approach mid-August they are spending increasing intervals of time away from the nest site. Both satellite …
Falls of Clyde Recent Sightings 4th – 10th August
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Hi all, it’s Sam here. Adam is on holiday this week so I’m here to let you know what has been seen on the reserve this week. Two sparrowhawk chicks which …
Osprey season may be coming to an end, but the wildlife is here to stay
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At Loch of the Lowes, visitors are drawn in by the promise and allure of the breeding ospreys, but wildlife of all shapes and sizes is here to greet you as soon …
Weekly Sightings – 3rd – 9th August
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It’s been a lovely week at Montrose Basin, with both the weather and the wildlife exceeding our expectations. Continued daily sightings of the Kingfisher on the perch in front of …
Intern Diary : It’s going down, I’m yelling timber!
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This week has been a lot of work with chainsaws and trees. On Monday Steve and the ranger team went out on to the reserve to remove two Douglas Firs …