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We finally have some good news about the terns – although following the experience of the last few years we’re certainly not getting ahead of ourselves! Today has seen the …
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We finally have some good news about the terns – although following the experience of the last few years we’re certainly not getting ahead of ourselves! Today has seen the …
Of all the different habitats we have at Montrose Basin the mud is definitely the most obvious. At 750 hectares (or 1500 football pitches) the sheer size of the area …
This week has continued the sightings of young birds throughout the Basin. The last count on the Eider ducklings was 103, as of today, and these have been joined by …
A quick look out of the Visitor Centre windows this week and you’re guaranteed to see large numbers of ducklings zipping around on the water or clumsily waddling over the …
Common Terns seem to be obsessed with one thing at this time of the year, an activity that takes up nearly all of their time and energy and gives them …
Our first ducklings of the year were sighted this week, with 14 Eider ducklings spotted in front of the Visitor Centre on the 29th and today’s count is 58. There …
The main attraction at the Basin this week has undoubtedly been the Eurasian Spoonbill that has been roosting on Miss Erskine’s Bank. First spotted last Sunday before moving onto St …
A lot of our attention this week has been focused towards the Tern raft, with many questions still to be answered. Will the Terns arrive back in good numbers this …
With it fast approaching that time of year when you might stumble upon an apparently abandoned or doomed young bird in your garden, we thought it would be useful to …
Our wait for the Common Tern has finally ended, with two being seen on the Tern Raft earlier on today. Sightings of Sandwich Terns have continued, with two being regularly …