Third egg begins to hatch!
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We are delighted to announce that at 9:15AM today, after LM12 had brought in a brilliant rainbow trout for LF15 to feed herself and the chicks, it was noticed that …
Third chick arrives!
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At 1:14PM today we caught our first, brief glimpse of our third chick, having successfully broken free of its egg. However, LF15 very quickly sat down on the chicks, and in …
Videos of third chick
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Here are links to videos of the third chick which have just been released on the Scottish Wildlife Trust’s YouTube channel: First look at third chick Third chick emerges from egg …
LM12 Loses Patience with the Crows
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With thanks to Val Gall for these stunning shots from yesterday (21st May)- a picture tells a thousand words! Isn’t it wonderful to see LM12 so determined to protect his …
Special visits, special nests and extra special teamwork!
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The sunshine has brought a burst of new colour onto the reserve; bright green leaves, glistening waters and a multitude of radiant wildflowers. This arrival of new shapes and shades …
A day full of intruders
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As if LM12 hasn’t got enough work to do providing fish for his partner and another 2 hungry little beaks, in the last day or so he has also had plenty …
Chick number two!
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At 00:22 we got the first glimpse of chick number two in the nest! A hole in the egg was noticed yesterday at 14:01 although it did not appear to …
A family of 4 for now…
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With our second chick hatching at 00:22 this morning it has had a much nicer start than its sibling did, experiencing blue sky and sunshine only hours after first emerging! …
Video footage of our growing osprey family
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Amid all of the excitement of the last 48 hours we’ve managed to capture some brilliant video footage of our new arrivals which I’m very pleased to be able to …
Spring is here and so are some of our wildflower – Part 3
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The recent sunshine and showers have brought out even more wildflowers along the boardwalk and around the reserve! Recently we’ve been seeing: Welsh Poppies, Water Forget-Me-Not, Pignut, Germander Speedwell, Greater …