Identifying Birds’ Eggs

Have you encountered fragments of bird egg shells in your garden, in the woods or when you’re out and about? They can be interesting finds, but which birds do they

How to tell LM12 and LF15 apart

It can sometimes be quite hard to differentiate between the two breeding ospreys at Loch of the Lowes, male LM12 and female LF15. To make things easier this guide highlights

Webcam back online

Hi We are experiencing issues with the webcam. It has been flagged to IT and we’re working to get it restored asap. The security of the ospreys is our top

Mycelium: solving a mushroom mystery

Mushrooms have historically been associated with magic, partly due to many species having hallucinogenic properties, but also because mushrooms seemingly appear out of the ground from no obvious source. One

Three eggs for LF15 and LM12!

There is great news for the osprey pair here at Lowes as LF15 has laid her third egg of the season! At around 6pm yesterday evening LF15 began to look

LF15 lays a second egg!

We’ve had a very eventful 24 hours here at Loch of the Lowes! After a little bit of drama on the osprey nest on the night of the 6th of

Night time drama at the osprey nest

Following the laying of LF15’s first egg of the season on the 4th of April, the local volunteers and Species Protection Team have been keeping a close 24/7 eye on

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