FR3 found!
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FR3 has been spotted safe and well in Bulok, Gambia! As many of you know, FR3 was a chick born at loch of the Lowes in 2015. He was fitted …
Osprey news update
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Good weather for ducks would be an apt description of conditions here at Loch of the Lowes this morning. The rain is sheeting down, the skies are leaden grey and …
Update on FR3
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You may have been wondering why there hasn’t been any news in recent weeks of our young satellite tagged osprey, FR3. Unfortunately it would appear that we have lost contact …
An update on FR3
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When we last checked in with FR3 around a month ago, he had ventured south from his home territory around Bulok, in the Gambia into Senegal and was busy exploring …
FR3 ventures into uncharted territory!
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Following his brief adventure along the north bank of the Gambia river, FR3 has now gone a step further and hopped across the southern border into neighbouring Senegal! Our …
Is it wanderlust for FR3?
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As we watch and wait for LF15’s return to Loch of the Lowes, FR3 appears to be becoming increasingly restless. Over the past few days our young satellite tagged osprey …
An update on FR3
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Everyone at Loch of the Lowes is eagerly anticipating the imminent return of our resident breeding osprey pair, LF15 and LM12. However there could also be another returnee to watch …
Update on FR3: 15th December 2016
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Our young satellite tagged osprey from 2015, FR3, has been settled back into his “home territory” near Bulok in the Gambia for over two months now, having ventured eastwards towards …
Update on FR3: 15th September 2016
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With this season’s batch of osprey fledglings having safely departed on their maiden migrations our thoughts turn back to last year’s progeny, FR3. When we last checked in with our …
Osprey update – 10th August 2016
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We’ve seen all of our osprey family today so there are still no departures at present. As I write all three chicks are on the nest, perhaps in anticipation of …