Second Egg for Osprey Pair at Loch of the Lowes
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What a treat for the Easter weekend, with the second osprey egg being laid at 9:39am on a stunning morning at Loch of the Lowes. The female osprey NC0 (named …
First Egg of the Osprey Season
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Female osprey NC0 has laid her first egg of the season at our Loch of the Lowes Wildlife Reserve in Perthshire. Staff and volunteers at the reserve, as well as …
Breeding Osprey Return to Loch of the Lowes on the Same Day!
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It’s been nearly a week since we welcomed the return of our breeding osprey back to the reserve for another exciting season! The staff were surprised to observe female osprey …
Winter Opening Times at Lowes
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The clocks have gone back, gold and crimson leaves are falling faster than we can sweep them up, wigeon are whistling – it can only mean one thing: the …
Osprey Diary at Loch of the Lowes: So Long and Thanks for all the Fish!
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It officially looks like all our ospreys at Lowes this year have started their grand migration south! As sad as it is to see them go, it’s a relief to …
Ranger Round-Up: Exit, Pursued by a Bea(ve)r
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This is it, folks; the final chapter, the epilogue, our swan song, the last leg, the culmination of our glorious escapades. We’ve reached our final week at Loch of the …
Osprey Diary at Loch of the Lowes: Week 21
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Here at Lowes, we’re all preparing for the inevitable empty nest syndrome that will come in once our ospreys are all gone. In the meantime, we’re being treated to fabulous …
Ranger Round-Up: Going Batty!
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As daylight fades behind Birnam Hill and many creatures scuttle off to sleep, others are only just stirring and blinking their glittering, moon-bright eyes. Tawny owls (Strix aluco) screech and spread …
Ranger Round-Up: An Event-full Few Weeks!
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It’s bonkers to think that we are already so far into our season as assistant rangers here at Loch of the Lowes. So much has happened, and yet it feels …
Osprey Diary at Loch of the Lowes – Week 17
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It’s been an eventful few weeks, as on the 15th July 2022, youngest chick LR0 finally fledged the nest! They made their first stop onto the camera post around 13:01 …