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The recent warm spell of weather here at Montrose Basin has awakened the insect life of spring. Outside the front of the Visitor Centre we have had the warming glimpses …
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The recent warm spell of weather here at Montrose Basin has awakened the insect life of spring. Outside the front of the Visitor Centre we have had the warming glimpses …
This month at Montrose Basin, we’re wild about wildflowers! We’ll be posting blogs throughout April to focussed on three rare and common wildflowers which you might see on or around …
Yesterday, we took a trip around Montrose Basin in order to see the estuary up close and personal. Emma, the Visitor Centre Assistant Manager, Raymond, our intern and I (David, …
One of the first plants of the year to flower are Galanthus, or snowdrops to use their common name. Flowering from January to March, these rather hardy bulbs can grow in …
12 days of a Montrose Basin Christmas To be sung with the original 12 days of Christmas tune! On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me: A …
Water rail (Rallus aquaticus) Water rails are said to be one of the most elusive birds in Scotland, but with around 1,250-1,400 breeding pairs in lowland Scotland, you would think …
There has been a lot of excitement on and off the Reserve this week. As a very rare small bird was spotted on Montrose beach. Keen members of the Dundee …
After the wet and windy weather yesterday the Reserve has been a hive of activity. Despite all the flotsam that’s come down the South Esk river into the Basin overnight. …
With the Kingfisher making an almost daily appearance at the Visitor Centre we thought it was about time we gave this enigmatic species its own blog post. This is one …