The sound of October
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In September I was away from the visitor centre quite a lot. When I came back at the end of it, a nice surprise awaited me, the first geese had …
Where are the summer migrants?
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Yes, it is that time of year, when we start to ask that question. As looking on the calendar, I realised that it is the end of August, and it …
Have you ever heard of a Woodcock Pilot?
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Over the past week or so we have had perfect weather conditions for migratory birds coming through from Scandinavia. This has resulted in Scotland being inundated with migrating birds. Things …
The pink-foots are coming!
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Autumn is well and truly upon us and it is the time of year when I begin to see flocks of pink-footed geese decorating the skies in their characteristic V-shaped …
What flies in large V shapes to Montrose in September? Here’s a clue: Pink feet!
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You guessed it! Pink-footed geese! With our upcoming People’s Postcode Lottery Goose Breakfast just around the corner, it would only be right to share some facts about these glorious birds. With …
September can be an exciting time to be a birder
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This month heralds the return of the Pink-footed Geese back to Montrose Basin after a long summer in Iceland and Greenland. We were fortunate to have a large influx of …
End of Summer
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As we reach the end of Summer (not that it ever truly begun!), we’re looking forward to the arrival and departure of the huge variety of migrating birds, we see …
Reserve sightings 21st Nov 2014
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There has been a lot of excitement on and off the Reserve this week. As a very rare small bird was spotted on Montrose beach. Keen members of the Dundee …
Reserve sightings 10th October 2014
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This week we have seen the numbers of Pink-footed Geese climb to over 44,000. The Rangers have estimated that the peak number could now have approached around 60,000 but without …
Pink Sunset
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As the nights are drawing in, the Pink-footed Geese are really starting to build up in number. For the last two days, there have been large skeins of geese constantly …