Wildlife Diary Thursday 17th May
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A quiet day on the nest today but perhaps that’s not surprising given it’s been raining more or less non stop all day. Our male, affectionately known as Laddie or …
Wildlife Diary Wednesday 16th May
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Today marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the UK Wildlife Trusts movement. The Scottish Wildlife Trust is part of a wider family of organisations that manage land and …
Wildlife Diary 15th May
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What a beautiful day here at Loch of the Lowes- despite it still being on the cool side and the occasional gusts of strong wind- nothing as bad as the …
Round up – Wildlife Diary Sunday 13th and Monday 14th May
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Apologies for the lack of blog yesterday, Emma was on one of her rare days off and I haven’t been able to get to the blog until now. The last …
Nightwatch Notes from Loch of the Lowes
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Our Osprey pair has now completed nearly four weeks of incubation and our observations have shown the eggs to have been very well tended by both birds. Time spent off …
Wildllife Diary Saturday 12th May
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After yesterday’s drought of fish deliveries at our Loch of the Lowes nest, today our male bird has improved his game. However, he did not start the day well- bringing …
Wildlife Diary Friday 11th May
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Our ospreys quietly and confidently continued incubation today, mercifully not as wet and miserable as yesterday. Amazingly it is only about 10 days until our earliest possible hatching date- though …
Wildlife Diary Wednesday 9th May
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[Just a wee note this morning to say thanks to our tech boffins for getting the Scottish Wildlife Trust website back online!] Although a relatively quiet day on the osprey …
Wildlife Diary Thursday 10th May
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It’s been a dreich* (dismal) day here at Loch of the Lowes with endless rain. Our female Osprey, affectionately known as Lady/Isla/Marge, has been stoically incubating the eggs and is …
Wildlife Diary Tuesday 8th May
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As the fourth week of incubation continues at the Loch of the Lowes Osprey nest, the big question one everyone’s lips is: when will the eggs hatch? Provided both our …