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 …
Reserve sightings
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This morning we had our first People’s Postcode Lottery Goose Breakfast of the season. It was a glorious morning with a beautiful sunrise and a warm 13 degrees Celsius. …
The most exciting breakfast EVER!
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Calling all lovers of breakfast! Would you like to experience Sunday morning brekkie in a new and exciting way?? Why not join us for our famous Goose Breakfast! Join us …
Wildlife Diary Sunday 15th July
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Good grief it’s been all go on the Osprey nest today with Blue 44 displaying more and more adult behaviour. This morning he fed himself from a fish that …
Osprey Diary 24 June
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Morning All It was great to come into another glorious morning and to see our girl feeding the chicks. She was also not happy at another osprey taking a look …
The loch is still frozen
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The loch is still frozen so not much wildfowl around just now but the mallards trying to walk on the ice, slipping and sliding all over the place, is hilarious! …