Highlights of 2016
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It’s December, time of analysis! I have been here, in Montrose, for more than nine months (my goodness, time flies) and since March I’ve seen many, many birds, some of …
Family recipes wanted for historical cookbook
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See your favourite family recipes in print by contributing them to ‘The Clyde and Avon Valley Tasting Through Time Cookbook’, due to be published in 2017. This cookbook will trace …
Update on FR3: 15th December 2016
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Our young satellite tagged osprey from 2015, FR3, has been settled back into his “home territory” near Bulok in the Gambia for over two months now, having ventured eastwards towards …
Everything you needed to know about eclipse plumage!
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After writing about Gadwall and Mallard last week I wanted to tell you about something called eclipse plumage. In spring ducks require their colourful plumage to attract a mate during …
December Sightings
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December started off with a bang – a male smew in eclipse plumage, was spotted on the loch swimming close to the hide. An exciting sighting indeed! Chaffinches and coal …
Buzz in the Visitor’s Centre
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Still looking for that special gift? How about one of these handcrafted dragonflies? At Loch of the Lowes we are selling dragonflies for £9.99 each, beautifully created by our Visitor …
Christmas wildlife gifts
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Christmas will soon be upon us… are you still looking for that special gift for a loved one? Then look no further! At Loch of the Lowes we have the …
50 for the Future – Rewild and restore floodplains
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In this week's 50 for the Future article, Anne McCall discusses the benefits of floodplain restoration and how this is best achieved through partnership working.
Have you ever seen a Gadwall at the Falls of Clyde?
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Earlier in the week a local volunteer informed me that he had spotted three female Gadwall on the Clyde, up river from the reserve. Gadwall are quite similar to female …
November sightings
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November has been mild but still cold, with temperatures sometimes dropping below zero. The cold conditions have increased the number of chaffinches and coal tits visiting the feeding station, due …