Great Crested Grebes – Close UP!
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Our resident Great Crested Grebes are building a nest on the loch below the osprey nest. They have been seen catching rather large fish (for them!) and taking it …
A trio of chicks
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It was a fantastic day at Loch of the Lowes yesterday, with the hatching of our third and final egg of the season. Despite its shell being half encased by …
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 …
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 …