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Our chicks are certainly growing up fast! The chicks are now feeding themselves and grabbing the fish from their parent’s talons, rather than waiting for the female to feed them. …
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Our chicks are certainly growing up fast! The chicks are now feeding themselves and grabbing the fish from their parent’s talons, rather than waiting for the female to feed them. …
Have you ever spotted a bird in your garden that has a ring on its leg and have you wondered what this ring actually means? At Montrose Basin we often …
Grey wagtails, Motacilla cinerea, are a daily sight here at Falls of Clyde. They are more colourful that their name suggests, with distinctive lemon yellow belly and underparts, to contrast …
With summer just around the corner for Loch of the Lowes’ 50th year under the protection of the Scottish Wildlife Trust, all of its residents, permanent or visiting, are …
Visitors to the Montrose Basin are often surprised to hear that an osprey has been sighted that day, but the reserve has actually become a very popular fishing spot for …
Have you encountered fragments of bird egg shells in your garden, in the woods or when you’re out and about? They can be interesting finds, but which birds do they …
This final part of my blog covers another couple of birds that I have enjoyed seeing at the Basin, and a couple of things I would eventually like to see …
Snipe are medium-sized wading birds that are part of the family Scolopacidae. They inhabit wet grassland areas, preferring boggy or muddy ground. You’ll often find them in small groups. They …
As the weather turns decidedly more wintery and the last of the autumn leaves are blown from the trees, leaving only their skeleton silhouettes, it’s a good time to turn …
We’ve been seeing a lot of winter visitors lately in Montrose, especially while the rowan trees were full of berries! Here’s a look at a few bird species that you …