The pitter-patter of pink feet….
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Those of you who look forward to the return of the pink-footed geese will be happy to know that the first 10 were spotted on the Basin on 5th September. …
Breeding birds at Montrose Basin
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We’ve had a range of breeding activities in the Montrose Basin over the last month from the return of unsuccessful breeders to the sight of a large number of ducklings. …
Return of the Terns…
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Here at Montrose Basin, we saw the return of the Common Terns to our specially constructed raft on 2nd May. This is a few days later than last year when …
January sightings at Montrose Basin
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Many people find it difficult to get excited about gulls. Perhaps one of the reasons for this apathy towards these members of the Laridae family is that they are …
Winter on the Basin
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During the winter months here at MontroseBasin, the main focus at the reserve is on the incredible number of pink-footed geese which over winter here making the site of international …
Sightings summary – July 2011
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July is traditionally a quiet month on the Basin with not much happening. The past month, however, has been anything but quiet; with waders starting to return after the breeding …
Sightings summary – June 2011
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The big news on the reserve at Montrose Basin during June was the arrival of a spoonbill. This heron-like bird has a wingspan of around four feet and its brilliant …
What’s eating our sand martins?
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Over the past few weeks new life has been appearing all across the reserve at Montrose Basin with the first shelducklings and eider ducklings being recorded on 1st and 2nd June. …
Thar she blows!
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With the recent sightings of humpback whales in Aberdeen harbour and off Bangor, Co. Down being reported in the news it got me thinking about an afternoon back in January this year. …
Sightings summary – May 2011
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The month started very early with our Dawn Chorus taking place at 5.30am on Sunday 1st May and those of us to managed to scrape ourselves out of bed were …