Fresh Fish
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Following a few days of sparse fish deliveries from our male, LM12, yesterday we were pleased to see two deliveries of food for our female, LF15, including one so fresh …
Come and visit our Wildlife Garden
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Over the last few days we have seen our first Chiffchaff, Buff-tailed Bumblebee and first Butterfly of the year. The flowering Wood Anemone and Lesser Celandine is starting to form …
What did our local birds think of the ‘Beast from the East’?
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The ‘Beast from the East’ and all the snow, hail and wind it brought with it was beginning to seem like a distant memory, but now that the weather has …
2017 Highlights at Montrose Basin
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It’s that time again – people are coming up with resolutions, looking back on the good (and bad!) parts of the last year, and turning over new leaves. We could …
Kingfisher mystery in Montrose: continued!
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Kingfishers are a frequent sighting at the Montrose Basin, and at the moment they are being seen daily from the visitor centre viewing gallery. Currently, a young female has been …
A siege of herons
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The number of herons around the basin has been a common topic of conversation lately at the visitor centre. Almost without fail, there’s always at least one grey heron standing …
Falls of Clyde recent sightings 21st- 27th August 2017
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It has been another great week for sightings on the reserve. I’ve seen so many amazing plants and animals during my internship this summer and my last week was no …
Falls of Clyde recent sightings 14th- 20th August 2017
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This week we had an absolutely superb week for sightings. We had some very lucky visitors on our Badger Watch. Not only did they see one adult and one cub, …
Identifying worn and faded bumblebees is never easy
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Back from my holidays I was not surprised to hear that there had been a nuthatch spotted on the reserve! It seems, they come out when I am not around. …
Falls of Clyde recent sightings 24th-30th July 2017
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Despite some heavy rain there has been lots to see on the reserve this week. The wet weather has suited some of our animals very well as a common frog …