New Year post
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And so another year has begun… one which promises to be a particularly exciting year for those of us lucky enough to live in Scotland. With the arrival of 2014 …
Wildlife Diary Sunday 15th September
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Like the rest of Scotland there’s been lots of rain here today which is much needed as many of the small burns have dried up.These are an important water source for …
Wildlife Diary Sunday 30th June
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by Lindsey A quiet day on the Osprey nest with two big Brown Trout in this morning. The first fish was so big the male had trouble getting it on …
Guest blog: the life of a squirrel observer
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Hello, my name is Laura and I am one of the Masters students carrying out their research project at Loch of the Lowes. I am trying to determine whether supplementary …
Wildlife Diary Sunday 26th May
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by Lindsey Still no chicks here and no sign of hatching yet. As well as examining the eggs every time one of the adults stands up we are also watching for …
Wildlife Diary Monday 15th April
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by Lindsey, Wildlife Interpretation Officer Osprey Update A relatively quiet day on the nest with no intruders and both birds coming in and out. Our male has been continuing to …
Wildlife Diary Sunday 14th April
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by Lindsey, Wildlife Interpretation Officer It’s been a funny old day weather wise with torrential rain this morning causing birds and volunteers alike to hunker down to avoid the worst …
Marshalling the forces and Wildlife Diary Tuesday 19th March
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by Ainoa and Kirsten, Species Protection Officers Today sees the official mustering of the troops in the anticipation of the return of Ospreys to Loch of the Lowes. We are …
Wildlife Diary 4 March 2013 – Spring is in the air
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by Lindsey, Wildlife Interpretation Officer We’ve had some lovely dry, still days here at the Loch and spring is in the air and while we wait for the Ospreys to …
Wildlife Diary Sunday 26th August
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Well we think Blue 44 has had another go at fishing as he was drying his wings for a long time this afternoon. His dad is still providing good size …