Third Osprey Egg!
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We are delighted to announce that our breeding osprey pair have just had their third egg. The female (LF15) started showing egg laying behaviour at 12:05pm and at 12:15pm she …
Osprey Watch: The Night Shift
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When the male osprey has delivered his final fish of the day and all the wildlife at Lowes has settled in for the evening, the night shift begins for the …
Sunday at Lowes
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It’s been a busy day (so far) at Loch of the Lowes with warm, dry weather bringing lots of visitors to see the ospreys and red squirrels. We are running …
Second egg of the season!
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Congratulations to our pair of breeding ospreys for their second egg of the season! We first spotted the new egg at 2:40pm when the female stood up on the nest …
The first egg is here!
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Exciting news, the first osprey egg of the season has been laid this evening! The female stood up at 7:10pm to reveal the mottled egg and within a few minutes …
Reserve staff update
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Well so far, this season has got off to a good start, with both our ospreys returning, and getting to know one another again. I thought I would just update …
Osprey Watch Begins
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This year’s osprey watch started with a beautiful sunrise on a chilly April morning. I began my first shift with excitement and some trepidation as it dawned on me that …
Couldn’t believe my eyes!
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A spectacular bird was spotted by a visitor this morning! “I was watching the ospreys,” she told us excitedly, “and suddenly saw this large, long legged pink bird wading at …
How our ospreys are getting along so far
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Since arriving at Loch of the Lowes and meeting up again after their months apart over the winter, our resident ospreys have been settling back in to their Scottish home. …
FR3 ventures into uncharted territory!
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Following his brief adventure along the north bank of the Gambia river, FR3 has now gone a step further and hopped across the southern border into neighbouring Senegal! Our …