New chicks this morning at Loch of the Lowes
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The second egg has hatched ! It was just after the sunrise that we discovered the second osprey chick ! Since two days we were waiting forward to seeing it. Hopefully, in …
Could the second chick be hatching?
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At 6:40 this evening the female osprey stood up to reveal what looks like a small hole in one of the eggs. We are very pleased to see the hatching process …
An Unexpected Visitor
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There has been no sign yet of a second osprey chick but we have had an unusual visitor on the nest. On Monday afternoon a curious squirrel took a few …
Falls of Clyde Recent Sightings- 8-14 May 2017
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So this week was another fantastic week for sightings. I could talk about how on our first badger watch we saw three cubs and an adult for a good 30 …
The first chicks are here!
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Here at Montrose Basin visitor centre we’ve been eagerly awaiting the appearance of new-borns, and yesterday our wait ended with the arrival of three moorhen chicks!! These three very …
Breaking News!
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The first osprey chick has hatched! The first crack appeared in the egg at 12.30pm and just two hours later the female stood up to reveal a tiny chick, still …
Confirmation of first egg starting to hatch!
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Our suspicions from earlier confirmed! Our first shots of a big crack through the egg. The female is constantly listening for more cracks and peeps from the chick as it …
Possible first egg hatching!
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We are 95% sure the first egg at Lowes is starting to hatch! We will keep you posted! Cherry
New life on the loch
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The countdown has begun, we are now at 38 days of incubation from the first osprey egg. Usually the female LF15 incubates her egg 38/39 days. Now we are very …
Have you seen an Orange-tip butterfly?
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At the end of April I talked about identifying white butterflies and gave you some easy tips and tricks to help you on your way. One of the white butterflies …