The pitter-patter of pink feet….
Blogs
Those of you who look forward to the return of the pink-footed geese will be happy to know that the first 10 were spotted on the Basin on 5th September. …
Designer wings….
Blogs
Visitors to the Montrose Basin will have noticed that, while the summer birds are still here, our winter visitors have already started to appear. Along with our residential species, these …
The ‘flying pig’…
Blogs
The Basin has seen a recent increase in sightings of the so called ‘flying pig’. On the 11th of July an adult water rail was seen with 3 chicks and …
Breeding birds at Montrose Basin
Blogs
We’ve had a range of breeding activities in the Montrose Basin over the last month from the return of unsuccessful breeders to the sight of a large number of ducklings. …
Return of the Terns…
Blogs
Here at Montrose Basin, we saw the return of the Common Terns to our specially constructed raft on 2nd May. This is a few days later than last year when …
Basin Notes
Blogs
All around us, summer migrants have been appearing, with the first sand martin of the year recorded on Sunday 25th March, flitting around near the specially designed nesting wall at …
January sightings at Montrose Basin
Blogs
Many people find it difficult to get excited about gulls. Perhaps one of the reasons for this apathy towards these members of the Laridae family is that they are …
Winter on the Basin
Blogs
During the winter months here at MontroseBasin, the main focus at the reserve is on the incredible number of pink-footed geese which over winter here making the site of international …
Geese galore….!
Blogs
Those of you local to the basin here at Montrose can’t have failed to notice the fantastic spectacle of the Icelandic Geese which winter on the basin. We saw the …
Summer migrants depart for winter
Blogs
As we find ourselves creeping further into September with the Autumnal equinox fast approaching, we have reached that point in the year when a lot of our summer migrant breeding …