Dipper Watch at the Falls of Clyde!
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Exciting things are happening here at the Falls of Clyde! During the summer we are running a Dipper Watch event on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. For those of you who …
My Montrose Basin highlights
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Today marks the last day of my internship here, so I thought I’d dedicate this blog to my favourite moments of my three months spent in this lovely and unique …
A few chance encounters with a kingfisher!
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You may have heard recently that we’ve had a kingfisher outside our visitor centre on the River Clyde. He has been here everyday for over three weeks, he is very …
Some rare treats for a bird-watcher!
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Last week we continued some much-needed work on our paths, particularly on parts of our Woodland Trail (shown with blue arrows on way-markers in the Reserve). After one hard day …
Summer weekend at Lowes
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Yesterday, Loch of the Lowes’ team took part in ‘Go Wild’, a children’s activity with the aim to make children more aware of the Scottish wildlife that can be spotted in Perthshire …
It’s all about me.
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This is an honest blog and it’s all about me. You would assume that an employee at a wildlife reserve would care about his job, I did not. I needed …
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 …
September can be an exciting time to be a birder
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This month heralds the return of the Pink-footed Geese back to Montrose Basin after a long summer in Iceland and Greenland. We were fortunate to have a large influx of …
A Dread of Terns
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After several weeks of closely scanning the tern raft, we can finally confirm a number of sightings of tern chicks this week. While they can be a little tricky to see, …
A eventful week on the Basin
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Well it has been another very eventful week on the Montrose Basin reserve. From the visitor centre we have been delighted to see the Kingfisher hanging out at his regular …