‘Flying fishermen’: the key features that help ospreys hunt
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You don’t gain the nickname ‘flying fisherman’ without being up for the job. Ospreys have a number of features which help them succeed as an apex predator. Here are some …
Osprey update – feathers and fish
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Our osprey chicks have had a day of sleeping and begging for food. It does seem as though LM12 hasn’t been keeping his end of the bargain of late with …
One gone…. four to go!
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We can now confirm that the female Osprey (LF15) has left Loch of the Lowes and started her journey towards Africa. She left on Saturday morning, when the wind decreased …
The King of the Basin
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As I prepare to write this blog, the star and inspiration of it has just so happened to appear in front of me sitting on it’s usual perch. Yes, that’s …
Osprey over Montrose Basin
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Montrose Basin has been a popular area for ospreys for years! What do they eat? Virtually any fish they can carry back to land. Here, Montrose Basin, ospreys have been …
Reserve Sightings
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This week has continued to be a great week for wader watching and gull gawking. On almost a daily basis hundreds of Black-headed, Herring, and Common Gulls can be seen …
Mud, Glorious mud
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Of all the different habitats we have at Montrose Basin the mud is definitely the most obvious. At 750 hectares (or 1500 football pitches) the sheer size of the area …