Osprey Diary 2nd May
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What an exciting day at the osprey nest here at Loch of the Lowes! There have been two osprey intruders to the nest. One was a female with a white …
Scottish Charity of the Year Award – vote for us!!
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As you may have read on our website, the Scottish Wildlife Trust has been nominated for SCVO’s prestigious Charity of the Year award. Aside from everything we do here at Loch …
Osprey Diary 30th April
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As incubation of the three Osprey eggs continues calmly, we are all happy to see the more usual pattern of fish deliveries to the nest resumed. The rather odd ‘role reversal’ …
Breaking News: Blue YD is Off – Heading North!
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Our young osprey Blue YD , who was hatched in Angus in 2012 and is being Satellite tracked, has begun his first ever northwards journey. At the ripe old age …
The Science of Fish and Courtship: 28th April
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Male Ospreys walk a fine line to ensure that they breed successfully. On the one hand they feel a need to guard their mate on the nest to make sure …
More Osprey Q and A: 27th April
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Q: At night, the structure that holds the nest creaks terribly in the wind- the creaking noise wakes her and at times it appears to cause her concern …I am …
A Three Year Love Story
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As we now have three ospreys eggs in the nest, matings between the birds have ceased ( last recorded on the 17th of April). Our wonderful night watch team of …
Wildlife Diary 24th April
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Another lovely day at Loch of the Lowes with typical April sunshine and showers! Both our ospreys are continuing to incubate and strangely there haven’t been any fish deliveries to …
Osprey Diary 23rd April
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Our female osprey never ceases to amaze and surprise us- this morning she was off the nest and out of sight for over five hours which is highly unusual for …
Osprey Dairy 22nd April
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Our male osprey has been showing his dedication to his nest and mate, incubating a lot of time and being reluctant to let his mate take over despite the rain. …