It won’t be long until the ospreys start to fledge
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We’ve recently passed the longest day of the year, during which the ospreys were able to rely on a remarkable 20 hours of daylight here at Lowes. Long summer days …
Sad news from the nest
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Sadly the youngest chick at Loch of the Lowes died this morning after being attacked by its older sibling. A sudden drop in the number of fish coming to the …
What’s on the menu? Osprey diets at Loch of the Lowes
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Ospreys are a species of raptor that you may have heard being referred to by nicknames such as ‘sea hawks’ or ‘river hawks’, and this is not without reason. They …
First chick hatches at Loch of the Lowes!
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We have our first chick! Around 12 hours after spotting the first signs of hatching we got a look at NC0’s first chick of the season at 10:26 this morning. …
NC0 lays her third egg!
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We now have a full clutch of eggs at Loch of the Lowes! NC0 laid her third egg at 12:14pm today. The egg came after an exciting morning when the …
NC0 has arrived back at Loch of the Lowes
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NC0 has returned to Loch of the Lowes for her third season here in Perthshire. She landed on the nest at 6:14pm yesterday and was soon joined by her mate, …
LM12 has arrived back at Loch of the Lowes
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He’s back! We’re delighted to confirm that LM12 appeared back on the nest at Loch of Lowes on Sunday at around 12pm. As you can see from the video clip, …
Sad news about our third chick
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Despite making an impressive entrance on Saturday, our third osprey chick unfortunately died in the nest early this morning. The season’s youngest bird had a difficult time of it. It …