Nice weather for ducks!
Blogs
After such another lovely week of weather, today has been a bit of a damp squib! Perfect weather for ducks you could say, so we thought we’d take this chance …
The first chicks are here!
Blogs
Here at Montrose Basin visitor centre we’ve been eagerly awaiting the appearance of new-borns, and yesterday our wait ended with the arrival of three moorhen chicks!! These three very …
Nests and chicks and eiderdown
Blogs
Spring time is a busy time of year for birds, whether they’re migrating, attracting mates, making nests, or raising chicks. It’s been exciting to see this new flurry of activity …
The ever-changing Montrose Basin
Blogs
Volunteering at the Montrose Basin 3 full days a week has really given me an appreciation for how variable it is. In the past, I’ve only visited for maybe an …
The European Rabbit
Blogs
The European Rabbit If you come to Montrose Basin Visitor Centre this spring you’ll be hard pressed not to see a number of the rabbits which live on the …
Spring is in the Air
Blogs
With the exciting return of the Ospreys at Loch of the Lowes, we too have some of our own spring migrants returning to the Basin. The first of the sand …
Words, weather, waders and unicorns!
Blogs
The end of February is really close, as well as the end of my SWT project here in Montrose. It seems yesterday when I arrived, in a dreich evening of …
Time to say goodbye
Blogs
Sadly, as my year is over, time has come for me to say goodbye to everybody here and those who followed my blogs. I can still remember the beginning: how …
Lots of new things to see and do!
Blogs
The Centre has reopened! Big success last Friday, the day when the Montrose Basin Visitor Centre did officially open to the public after the refit project was completed. Many people …
Big changes in progress
Blogs
We are in the third week of our refit, and with the increasing noise, more and more changes can be seen in the centre. The new reception desk is back …