We have lift off!
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It has been an exciting time here at Loch of the Lowes, watching our two Osprey chicks hatch and grow over the last couple of months. From watching them start …
The third chick has hatched at Loch of the Lowes
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The third and final chick joins life in the nest cup! Though not so far behind its siblings, it’s still long enough to already be seeing a huge difference in …
The second chick has hatched at Loch of the Lowes
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This one kept us waiting a little longer than the first! It was just after midnight on Wednesday morning when we noticed the first crack on our second egg, and …
The first chick has hatched at Loch of the Lowes
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We’ve had some breaking news here at Loch of the Lowes! Yesterday at around 1pm we noticed NC0 becoming increasingly agitated. She was regularly getting up and fussing with the …
An Eggstraordinary Journey
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It’s been over 3 weeks now since NC0 laid her 3rd egg, and with the first chick due to hatch in just over a week, we thought we’d look a little closer …
Tough Times at the Osprey Nest
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It’s been a tough time on the nest for the last 24 hours for our resident pair of ospreys NC0 and LM12. In the last few days an unringed osprey …
Intruding ospreys
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Over the last couple of weeks at Loch of the Lowes there have been a lot of what we like to call “intruding ospreys”. As seen in the video below, …
NC0 lays her third egg!
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At 7:41 am this morning we were ecstatic to see NC0 lay her third egg. While the usual number of eggs for an established breeding pair is two to three, …
NC0 lays her second egg
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At 8.04 am yesterday (Wednesday 14th April) we were delighted to see NC0 lay her second egg. As expected, NC0 stood up shortly after laying which gave us all …
Meet our new Species Protection Officers at Loch of the Lowes
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It has been a strange start to the season here at Loch of the Lowes. Our four brand new Species Protection Officers have had two weeks to really get to know each other …