Good year for kittiwakes and bonxies on Handa

It’s well known that seabird numbers are in decline nationally and globally, with good news stories becoming less frequent as climate change impacts the availability of the food on which

Osprey Update: Week 5

Today marks five weeks since the first osprey egg hatched and we are pleased do see that they are still doing very well. Thankfully, the noise problems from the weekend

Loud Music at Loch of the Lowes

Last night, loud music could be heard at Loch of the Lowes and transmitted across the world through the osprey webcam audio feed. The music came from a site beyond

Scotland’s very own Venus fly trap

This week I was lucky enough to attend an evening botany walk with SNH on one of their National Nature Reserves in Fife. It was really informative and will enable

How to help our declining swifts

I consider myself extremely lucky when I step out the back door on a summer’s evening and can hear the distinctive, screeching call of the common swifts as they swirl

Summer in full swing on Eigg

It’s an exciting time to be a volunteer on the Isle of Eigg. After the weeks of drought that have passed, a long awaited rain has arrived and has already

Mapping Scotland’s seas

Scotland’s marine environment is vast, making up approximately 60% of the UK’s seas. It is home to an astonishing range of marine plants and animals, and hosts a range of

Tree sparrows at Montrose Basin!

Tree sparrows are scarce across Britain, but you wouldn’t think that if you came to our visitor centre. These chatty, flighty little birds are less commonly seen than their larger

Osprey update – Our chicks are growing!

Our oldest chick will be 4 weeks old tomorrow and we are delighted with their progress. LM12 has increased the frequency of fish deliveries (compared to last week) and more

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