Grub’s Up
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It could be argued that there is no finer sight than an osprey successfully catching a fish. We would love to have seen LM12 catch yesterday’s whopping trout, one of …
The first chick has hatched!
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We are very happy to announce that the first chick of 2019 has hatched! The excitement started yesterday afternoon around 5pm, when LF15 became restless and fidgety. She began to …
An eventful day at Loch of the Lowes
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It’s been a surprising 24 hours here at Loch of the Lowes. Our breeding male, LM12, was last seen on Friday morning at 9.44am chasing off an intruding osprey. The …
Intruder Alert
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It might be sunny and relaxed at Loch of the Lowes today, but all was not calm on the nest. An intruder osprey spent 5 minutes circling and dive bombing …
Three eggs for LF15 and LM12!
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There is great news for the osprey pair here at Lowes as LF15 has laid her third egg of the season! At around 6pm yesterday evening LF15 began to look …
Introducing the Loch of the Lowes Species Protection Team
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Osprey watch season 2019 is well under way! We’ve had an early start to the season with two eggs laid by the 7th of April, hopefully with more on the …
LF15 lays a second egg!
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We’ve had a very eventful 24 hours here at Loch of the Lowes! After a little bit of drama on the osprey nest on the night of the 6th of …
Night time drama at the osprey nest
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Following the laying of LF15’s first egg of the season on the 4th of April, the local volunteers and Species Protection Team have been keeping a close 24/7 eye on …
First osprey egg laid at Loch of the Lowes
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We are very pleased to announce that LF15, our resident breeding female laid her first egg of the 2019 season at 20:37 on Thursday 4 April. Following an afternoon of …
Osprey season begins at Loch of the Lowes
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Following the return of our regular breeding male LM12 on the 15th March (a new personal early record) the team at Loch of the Lowes were delighted to see his …