Reserve Sightings – April update
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Yesterday (the 24th) two Sandwich Terns were spotted on the buoy in front of the Visitor Centre. By the end of the day this number had increased to four and …
Reserve Sightings – April
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April is traditionally the month of comings and goings on the reserve, with the arrival of Spring and its usually milder weather assisting our breeding species on their journey back …
Migration Update – Ospreys
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We have just seen our first Osprey of the year here on the reserve. An individual was spotted at around 2pm this afternoon near the Old Montrose area of the …
Summer Migrants
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Over the past few weeks our staff and volunteers have been focusing their well-trained eyes towards the Visitor Centre windows and out onto the reserve, hoping for a glimpse of …
Visitor Centre and Reserve News
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Summer is upon us! Well not quite, but the Visitor Centre will be reverting back to its ‘summer’ opening hours from today (Saturday 1st March). This means we will be …
Review of 2013 – Part 4
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October October was a month when our thoughts were still focused on our Pink Footed Geese, what’s the peak number going to be, when will they arrive and when will …
Review of 2013 – Part 3
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August August is usually the last month that you can guarantee regular sightings of all of our common summer migrants, with Ospreys continuing to fish during low tide, Common Terns …
Review of 2013 – Part 2
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May May was another month in which thoughts were focused on the return of our summer migrants. Osprey sightings continued to be a regular occurrence throughout the month whilst Sand …
Review of 2013
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Before we continue into a 2014 that will hopefully be filled with rare sightings, exciting news and fantastic events, I thought it would be good to take a look back …
Off to a Flyer?
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Happy New Year from all here at Montrose Basin! In the birding world this means it’s that time of the year again, when last year’s sightings and lists are put …