Will you take part in the Nest Box Challenge?
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It’s National Nest Box Week (NNBW) from 14-21 February and to celebrate we are running an event on Sunday called Nest Box and Bird Feeder Workshop. Run by the British …
February Sightings
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February brought in mild weather, with the occasional dusting of snow. This has made our feeding station a popular spot with many of the usual birds. Two greenfinches were spotted …
A bit of advice about Avian Influenza
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In the past couple of months at the Falls of Clyde we have received a number of enquiries about Avian Influenza. The first thing I say to anyone enquiring about …
Nest Box and Bird Feeder Workshop – Sun 19th Feb
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For more information and to book click here This event is part of the Clyde and Avon Valley Wildlife Challenge 2017 – see if you can tick off any wildlife …
Importance of Loch of the Lowes
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Today is World Wetlands DayWorld Wetlands Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness of the international importance of all wetlands, from peat bogs to marsh lands, and highlighting the threats …
4 Facts about jackdaws that you might not know
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On my morning walk down The Beeches in Lanark to the Falls of Clyde, I often see a large flock of jackdaws noisily chattering away to one another. They will …
January Sightings
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The mild weather continued to persist into mid-January and then temperatures dropped. This has brought in a big number of chaffinches to the feeding station, with a peak count of …
Are you taking part in the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch?
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This weekend (28-30 January) is the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch. It is easy to do and over half a million people will be taking part this year. You simply choose …
A walk up Tinto in the snow
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For those of us who are sad the snow has now abated, I thought I would share a photo from my walk up Tinto on Saturday (14/01). Knowing how popular …
Wildlife to look out for this January
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Is it too late to write about New Year’s resolutions? Have you forgotten about yours already? A 2007 study by Richard Wiseman from the University of Bristol involving 3,000 people showed that 88% of …