Falls of Clyde Recent Sightings 26th May-1st June
Blogs
Hi, In the final week of peregrine watch the falcon pair was frequently seen sheltering from heavy rain showers. Another new nest was found high up on the cliff face, …
Falls of Clyde Recent Sightings 12th-18th May
Blogs
Hi, The first flurry of fledgling birds were spread across the reserve with three hungry dipper chicks keeping their parents busy at the Mill Weir (12th) and another set of …
Falls of Clyde Recent Sightings 5th-11th May
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Hi, A kingfisher viewed from the boardwalk brightened up a rather gloomy evening on the 5th, 2x dipper were also seen feeding in the small stream located towards the boardwalks …
Falls of Clyde Recent Sightings 28th April-4th May
Blogs
Hi, In Laura’s latest blog she talked about the Ranger team’s search for rare plants on the reserve. This task also provided the perfect opportunity to admire some of the …
Searching for Rare Wildflowers
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I hope you enjoyed reading about my golden eagle adventure last week; I love how you can only travel a short distance to see something so iconic such as this …
Falls of Clyde Recent Sightings 22nd-28th April
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Hi, The first house martin of the year arrived on the 26th, a single bird which was seen feeding over grassland with swallows from the woodland trail. However this was …
Spring in full swing
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The recent warm spell of weather here at Montrose Basin has awakened the insect life of spring. Outside the front of the Visitor Centre we have had the warming glimpses …
Falls of Clyde Recent Sightings 15th-21st April
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Hi, High pressure created excellent conditions for bird migration, resulting in the appearance of our first willow warbler (near Corra Linn, 16th) and blackcap (Mid Lodge, 20th). There was also …
Falls of Clyde Recent Sightings 8th-14th April
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Hi, They say one swallow doesn’t make a summer so when a single bird flew over the boardwalk on the 9th I tried not to get too excited, however on …
In search of the Speckled Wood…
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At the weekend I went to a Butterfly Conservation Recorder’s Gathering up near Perth. This is for anyone who carries out butterfly surveys with the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme (UKBMS). …