Hungry Mouths
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With one chick on the nest and two more hopefully not far behind, our male osprey, LM12, will have to step up his fishing efforts to feed his growing family. …
May Has Been A Month For Ospreys At Montrose Basin
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Yesterday we were very excited to hear that the first osprey chick has hatched at Loch of the Lowes! This past month has been all about ospreys, not just because …
Understanding Incubation
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The time for egg hatching is fast approaching, and our Osprey pair have been patiently attending to their three eggs in their own remarkable way. However, incubation must be complete …
The Case of the Disappearing Ospreys
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Our osprey pair are becoming so in sync they have perfected a blink-and-you-miss-it changeover on the nest. Not content with handing over responsibility for the eggs while both on the nest, …
Spring Arrivals
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Hello avid egg watchers! Incubation is the current priority for our osprey pair, and for a while it seemed like they were the only species actively breeding on the reserve. …
Fresh Fish
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Following a few days of sparse fish deliveries from our male, LM12, yesterday we were pleased to see two deliveries of food for our female, LF15, including one so fresh …
Family Dynamics
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In recent days our male, LM12, hasn’t been bringing many fish to the nest – and we hear this is gaining him a bad reputation! Even though this is out …
Growing egg-citement!
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We’re delighted to announce that LF15 has laid her second egg of the season, close to three days since the first. The second egg came at around 11:30 on Monday …
First egg of the year!
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We’re delighted to have our first egg of the season. LF15 gave us a glimpse of the egg at around 3:45 this morning. A couple of hours later LM12 came …
Ready and Waiting
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LM12 and LF15 atop their favourite perch © Mark Westgarth Photography Our male osprey, LM12, has been kept busy these past few days trying to get our female, LF15, …