I’m watching you.
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Every week, I’m asked to write a blog about wildlife and every week I sigh and grumble for a few days. The writing game is new to me and I …
What’s bigger than a buzzard, does barrel rolls in the sky and makes a ‘klong’ noise?
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This week on the reserve our ravens have been giving us a real show. Ravens begin their courtship from February and on Monday we saw them following each other up …
It’s all about me.
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This is an honest blog and it’s all about me. You would assume that an employee at a wildlife reserve would care about his job, I did not. I needed …
Fieldfare and other wildlife…
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Things are starting to happen here at the Falls of Clyde! I have seen snowdrops appearing across the reserve and although they are planted; they are still very beautiful. We …
It’s a perfectly natural normal thing
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Following February 14th, I’ve had time to reflect upon the universal celebration of Valentine’s Day and what it represents – love. This celebration can come in many forms – grand …
The hunt for the elusive, and annoyingly rare, ‘Falls of Clyde Nuthatch’
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Did anyone else hear birds singing last week? As the days grow longer, it seems they are beginning voice their approval! It is a gentle reminder to us all that …
Living among the beasts of the basin
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In an attempt to get closer to wildlife, volunteers at the Montrose Basin Visitor Reserve have set a series of camera traps. A camera trap captures motion up to a …
How do birds survive winter storms?
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With all this harsh weather we’ve been having, it is hard not to worry about our feathered friends. So how do they survive our winter storms? Firstly, we need to …
Well that was a little Auk-ward.
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What to do when you find wildlife in unusual places. If you asked a member of the public what they think working for the Scottish Wildlife Trust means. I reckon …
Prepare yourself for a Cormo-‘rant’!
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A bird I regularly see at this time of the year is the looming black shape of a Great Cormorant (aka Cormorant) and after doing a bit of reading I …