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 …
NC0 lays an egg!
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At 10:18am on Sunday the 11th April, NC0 laid her first egg of the season! This is particularly exciting as this is the first egg NC0 has laid on our …
April snow at Loch of the Lowes
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Over Easter weekend our ospreys have had a wide range of weather to contend with. Despite Saturday being lovely and sunny with temperatures reaching almost 20 degrees Celsius, Sunday brought …
Loch of the Lowes ospreys – calm before the storm!
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On yet another windy afternoon, we were enjoying watching LM12 and NC0 spending time on the nest together. Over the last few days, our ospreys have spent a bit of …
Celebrating World Osprey Week in style!
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What a way to celebrate World Osprey Week! Today at 13:21 the female osprey known as NC0 returned to Loch of the Lowes and was immediately greeted by resident male …