Underwater predator!
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One of my favourite spots on the reserve is the tree nursery, especially the small pond which is home to many a frog or pond snail. However while I was …
10 facts about wrens
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While reading up on the bird species that are commonly seen on the reserve I learned that the wren is actually the most common breeding bird in the UK with …
Duckling Disaster!
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While working at the peregrine watch site last week a few visitors reported seeing a family of ducks up near Bonnington Linn. To their horror the mother duck had flown …
Peregrine perseverance
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It is looking increasing unlikely that the peregrines are going to try attempt to breed again this year. Although birds having been exhibiting some courtship behaviour everyday this past week, …
The Waiting Game
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It has been reasonably quiet up at the peregrine site these past few days leaving little to report. Both peregrines have been spending a lot of time preening themselves in …
Eyrie goings on
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Its been another exciting and anxious week at the peregrine watch. Its seemed last week that if the the pair where going to try nest again this season they where …
This ones a rather gory one
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Well after the last Mondays somewhat melancholic blog I am very pleased to tell you that the last 3 days have been ones of excitement and strangely promising. Here are …
With each end comes a new beginning?
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The day before yesterday, both birds took their turn incubating, only leaving the egg for up to half an hour at a time to feed, or occasionally to carry out …
Whats the date again?
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After last weekends fiasco with the missing falcon. Its the tiercel who is keeping me guessing this week. Despite it being June tomorrow, a month when we would normally be …
Monday morning blues or ruby slippers?
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After yesterdays blog post I continued to look for the missing falcon until at 21:50, still no joy. I left the devoted tiercel still incubating, now getting on for 9 …