Videos of third chick
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Here are links to videos of the third chick which have just been released on the Scottish Wildlife Trust’s YouTube channel: First look at third chick Third chick emerges from egg …
Video footage of our growing osprey family
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Amid all of the excitement of the last 48 hours we’ve managed to capture some brilliant video footage of our new arrivals which I’m very pleased to be able to …
Walking the Kinytre Way (and a trip to Arran)
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Last week I went on a little adventure to the Kintyre Peninsula, I had originally planned to walk the Kinytre Way – a 100-mile route walking through some of Kintyre’s …
One step forward, two steps back
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I happened to be on holiday in Estonia on the first day of spring this year and it was snowing. Naturally you make excuses for such a thing due to …
Mandarin Duck at Loch of the Lowes – Update
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We were contacted last month by the owner of a stolen Mandarin duck. We were sorry to learn today that this pet duck has died. We offered as much assistance …
Breeding birds in un-Spring-like weather
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At this time of year, the spring air is full of the sounds of countless birds calling and singing. Males are vying with each other for the best territory and …
Yesterday (24th April) on the Osprey Nest
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Yesterday at Loch of the Lowes it appeared that we would have a quiet day, with intermittent incubation change-overs between our pair of ospreys. Alas, this was not to be, …
A great spot for a great spotted woodpecker!
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Up until the early 1940’s some people thought that a woodpecker drumming noise was made vocally by the birds and not made by striking the surface of a resonating object. …
Do you know how to identify a peregrine in flight?
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Last week I asked if you could all keep an eye out for peregrine falcons, and being the fastest creature on the planet you may find that a tall order! …
The ranger’s winter highlight: Thoughts on the visiting Bittern.
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From the middle of January to mid February we were blessed at Montrose Basin by the presence of a very scarce winter visitor – a Bittern. This bird caught everyone’s …