What I missed while I was home
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Almost every time, when I am on holiday, I feel like I miss something, while I am not in the Visitor Centre. It was the same in the beginning of …
How do you take a photograph of 80 thousand geese?
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. Every year at Montrose Basin we are fortunate enough to have an influx of one of natures most spectacular sights and sounds. In late September, Pink-footed geese begin to …
Of wicked trees and autumnal stuff
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Traditionally Autumn is the time of the year when Montrose Basin experiences an influx of Pink-footed Geese. It is also the moment of the year when the trees turn red, …
The sound of October
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In September I was away from the visitor centre quite a lot. When I came back at the end of it, a nice surprise awaited me, the first geese had …
Interpreting Montrose Basin
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In the last 20 years Montrose Basin Visitor Centre has had a few minor and one major refurbishment. Some worked very well, others not so much. Many of you may …
Where are the summer migrants?
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Yes, it is that time of year, when we start to ask that question. As looking on the calendar, I realised that it is the end of August, and it …
Working outside
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I like to be outside since my childhood. With my family, we often had trips to the surrounding area of Budapest. I guess, my interest for nature started that time …
Pondamonium!
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Here at Montrose Basin we’re all about the mud, and rightly so – in which case why on earth am I about to sing the praises of our dipping pond? …
When Countryfile came to town
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“Hello, can I speak to your ranger please? It’s James from BBC Countryfile…” this was the request one morning in early May when I answered the telephone at Montrose Basin …
My visit to Handa with Scottish Wildlife Trust
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I had looked across to Handa island from the mainland a number of times and promised myself that one day I would visit the island as I heard it …