Wildlife partnership flying high
News
Vine House Farm, the home of pioneering wildlife-friendly farmer Nicolas Watts MBE and his family, grows 400 acres of bird seed, including 100 acres of sunflowers, and is a haven …
Osprey tracking
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Unexpected Geese
Blogs
Montrose Basin attracts tens of thousands of pink-footed geese every year, with numbers sometimes peaking at over 80,000 in Autumn. Now that we’re into the Winter season, many of these …
What fledgling am I seeing in my garden?
Blogs
Summer is officially here, and for the past few weeks we’ve been enjoying seeing a whole variety of recently fledged birds around the visitor centre. So many, in fact, that …
NC0 lays her second egg
Blogs
At 8.04 am yesterday (Wednesday 14th April) we were delighted to see NC0 lay her second egg. As expected, NC0 stood up shortly after laying which gave us all …
April snow at Loch of the Lowes
Blogs
Over Easter weekend our ospreys have had a wide range of weather to contend with. Despite Saturday being lovely and sunny with temperatures reaching almost 20 degrees Celsius, Sunday brought …
What’s the rarest bird we’ve seen at Montrose Basin?
Blogs
It’s a question we’re often asked at Montrose Basin Visitor Centre and not one that’s easy to answer – it’s affected by the passage of time, the location, and seasons. …
On the lookout for dippers
Blogs
If you have spent time at the Falls of Clyde reserve, you may have spotted this plump, handsome little bird hunting for insects and fish in the fast flowing waters. …
The natural phenomenon of the mayfly hatch
Blogs
Wildlife enthusiasts will have that certain time of year on the wildlife calendar that is their favourite. Whether it be the mad March hares boxing at the start of Spring, …
Who’s who in the swallow family?
Blogs
These agile migrants travel thousands of miles to herald the start of warmer months, but which ones are which?