Reserve Sightings
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Our influx of good Spring sightings has continued over the last few weeks, with a Little Egret and an Iceland Gull being the pick of the bunch. The Little Egret …
Scottish Charity of the Year Award – every vote helps!
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Just to add to the great 50th anniversary year that we’re having, the Scottish Wildlife Trust has been nominated for SCVO’s prestigious Charity of the Year Award. Aside from all the …
Your wildlife garden part 5 – Water
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Water is a source often overlooked by many people wishing to attract birds to their garden. As birds have no sweat glands they do need less water than mammals, but …
Reserve Sightings – April update
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Yesterday (the 24th) two Sandwich Terns were spotted on the buoy in front of the Visitor Centre. By the end of the day this number had increased to four and …
Reserve Sightings – April
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April is traditionally the month of comings and goings on the reserve, with the arrival of Spring and its usually milder weather assisting our breeding species on their journey back …
Your wildlife garden part 4 – Cleaning your feeders
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Using birdfeeders in your garden is, of course, a good thing for our garden birds, however, it’s important to make sure they are maintained and kept clean at all times. …
Migration Update – Ospreys
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We have just seen our first Osprey of the year here on the reserve. An individual was spotted at around 2pm this afternoon near the Old Montrose area of the …
Summer Migrants
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Over the past few weeks our staff and volunteers have been focusing their well-trained eyes towards the Visitor Centre windows and out onto the reserve, hoping for a glimpse of …
Your wildlife garden part 3 – Feeders and plants.
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Now that you’ve decided which birds you want to attract to your garden and bought the right food to attract them, the next step is to choose the right feeder. This will …
Reserve sightings – March 2014
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March is usually a great time to watch waders and this year has been no exception. With the usual abundance of redshank and oystercatchers, greenshank, curlew, snipe, bar-tailed and black …