Weekend Events
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Looking for something to do this weekend? Why not come along to the Montrose Basin Visitor Centre, with both the Optical Fair and Meet the Ranger taking place. From 10.30am …
Goldfinches
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Officially the first bird of paradise (its taste for thistle seeds led to it becoming associated with the Passion and Christ’s crown of thorns) the goldfinch took a worrying decline …
Counts and Cameras
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The first Icelandic Goose Count took place on the 14th of October, with 40,715 Pink Footed Geese being counted. Although still a great count, the number was considerably less than …
Porridge Anyone?
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It’s definitely worth waking up early this month to see the pink-footed geese take off from the Basin to find food for the day, and that’s just what those that …
Declining Starlings
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Seen recently at the Visitor Centre squeezing themselves through the mesh that covers our bird tables, Starlings can be found all over Britain in what appears to be relatively large …
King or Queen?
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How do you tell a female kingfisher from a male? The simple answer is lipstick! Male kingfishers have a fully black beak whilst females have red on the lower mandible, …
Can you spot the leucistic?
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There are many things that bird-watchers use to identify the birds they’re looking at, whether it’s the size and shape of the body, shape of the beak, flying silhouette or …
Too Fat To Fly
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On Saturday (22/09/12) a juvenile gannet was spotted in the field next to the visitor centre. Juvenile gannets have a very different plumage from the adults, being predominantly black, with …
Increasing seals…
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While Montrose Basin is mainly recognise for its birds there are a number of mammals worth watching out for as well. The most obvious are the seals. Likely to be …