Falls of Clyde Recent Sightings 19th-25th May
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Hi, So we’ve reached my favourite time of the year when a walk through the woods produces views of fresh green leaves, bluebell and greater stitchwort form a skyscape on …
A little bit on the Little Egret
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If you’ve been following us on Social Media over the past week or so, you may have seen us getting quite excited about a white bird which has been wandering …
Falls of Clyde Recent Sightings 12th-18th May
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Hi, The first flurry of fledgling birds were spread across the reserve with three hungry dipper chicks keeping their parents busy at the Mill Weir (12th) and another set of …
Falls of Clyde Recent Sightings 5th-11th May
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Hi, A kingfisher viewed from the boardwalk brightened up a rather gloomy evening on the 5th, 2x dipper were also seen feeding in the small stream located towards the boardwalks …
Signs of Spring – Sand Martins, Swifts and Swallows
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Don’t let the weather fool you – spring is well and truly under way, which means that our summer migrants are coming back to Montrose Basin. One such bird is …
Falls of Clyde Recent Sightings 28th April-4th May
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Hi, In Laura’s latest blog she talked about the Ranger team’s search for rare plants on the reserve. This task also provided the perfect opportunity to admire some of the …
Falls of Clyde Recent Sightings 22nd-28th April
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Hi, The first house martin of the year arrived on the 26th, a single bird which was seen feeding over grassland with swallows from the woodland trail. However this was …
Osprey over Montrose Basin
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Montrose Basin has been a popular area for ospreys for years! What do they eat? Virtually any fish they can carry back to land. Here, Montrose Basin, ospreys have been …
Falls of Clyde Recent Sightings 15th-21st April
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Hi, High pressure created excellent conditions for bird migration, resulting in the appearance of our first willow warbler (near Corra Linn, 16th) and blackcap (Mid Lodge, 20th). There was also …
Falls of Clyde Recent Sightings 8th-14th April
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Hi, They say one swallow doesn’t make a summer so when a single bird flew over the boardwalk on the 9th I tried not to get too excited, however on …