In celebration of Handa Island’s great skuas
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Pirate. Bully. Villain. These three words have become synonymous with the great skua, one of the summer residents on Handa Island Wildlife Reserve and a part of many other seabird …
‘Birds of a Feather’ – Everything you ever needed to know about feathers
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When will the chicks start to grow their feather? Our two little chicks began their journey covered in a fine coat of downy feathers. The cute, fluffy stage however …
‘Flying fishermen’: the key features that help ospreys hunt
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You don’t gain the nickname ‘flying fisherman’ without being up for the job. Ospreys have a number of features which help them succeed as an apex predator. Here are some …
Connecting nursery children with nature through Wildlife Watch!
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The Scottish Wildlife Trust’s network of volunteer led children’s nature clubs, known as Wildlife Watch groups, provide an essential service for communities across Scotland. They allow children and families the …
Sad news about our third chick
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Despite making an impressive entrance on Saturday, our third osprey chick unfortunately died in the nest early this morning. The season’s youngest bird had a difficult time of it. It …
The third chick has hatched at Loch of the Lowes
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The third and final chick joins life in the nest cup! Though not so far behind its siblings, it’s still long enough to already be seeing a huge difference in …
What is asynchronous hatching and why do ospreys hatch their eggs days apart?
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Many animals cannot control when their young are born. But birds are able to influence when they want their eggs to hatch. There are two ways they can do this. …
The second chick has hatched at Loch of the Lowes
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This one kept us waiting a little longer than the first! It was just after midnight on Wednesday morning when we noticed the first crack on our second egg, and …
The first chick has hatched at Loch of the Lowes
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We’ve had some breaking news here at Loch of the Lowes! Yesterday at around 1pm we noticed NC0 becoming increasingly agitated. She was regularly getting up and fussing with the …
Five (more) wildflowers to spot at Falls of Clyde this week
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May is a terrific time to spot wildflowers at the Falls of Clyde. Here are five more lesser-known species to get familiar with.