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Hi all, I'll be honest, my knowledge of feathers is limited! I can tell a peacock from a magpie, and a buzzard from an owl but I'm no expert, although I am very fortunate to be surrounded by wonderful friends who keep me company in the garden and around the croft. I count amongst my friends...

A while ago, a visitor caught me out with a question about ospreys.”When do ospreys find the time to moult?” I was caught off guard; I new that most birds moult in the late summer/early autumn after the nesting period is over, but with ospreys they have to migrate then. I tried leafing...

Today is the RSPB National Feed the Birds Day, but tomorrow, Sunday 30th October I will be making free bird feeders with visiotrs in the Wigtown County Buildings. The Visitor Centre and Osprey Room will also be open and staffed by my fantastic volunteers, so come along and join the fun.

Which of our intrepid young ospreys is doing a tour of some of the fishy hot spots in West Africa? Find out by checking out the latest blog post on the Loch Garten osprey diary .

It seems rather late in the season, but I have just received a report of an osprey seen flying northwards from Garlieston over Wigtown Bay at mid-day on Tuesday 4 th October, unfortunately it was unidentifiable whilst in flight. Could this be one of our birds still around the area, or are we still...

Bynack's finally done it! He's picked up the pace and made it over into Africa to join Tore and Rothes. Where has his journey taken him? What peril lies ahead? Has Tore reached her final destination already? Check out the Loch Garten osprey diary to find out.

A collective sigh of relief has gone round the Date with Nature team. It appears that Rothes is fine and well and currently in Morocco. So what on earth was going on with her tag? To find out, check out the new post on the Loch Garten osprey diary .

The last update from Loch Garten saw Bynack finally getting his act together and heading south with purpose and Tore flying full steam ahead through Africa, but there were some rather worrying signs coming from Rothes satellite tag. No one was entirely sure what was going on and it's been a tense...

Another update on how our migrating youngsters are getting on courtesy of the Loch Garten osprey diary ...

I have to admit, we'd started to get a little bit worried about Tore here in the office. She seemed reluctant to cross the Channel and has been hanging about Plymouth for the last couple of weeks. We'd started to wonder what would happen to her if she decided to stay put. Luckily, I have good...

HI I am the owner of www.holidayscotland.org if anyone would like to write an article about the ospreys and what support we need i am more than willing to place it onto my site and start to promote the cause, i can also share the article to thousands on my social netowrking sites, email me at greg@holidayscotland...

Hi all As we are now at a time when most of the satellite tagged birds are starting their journeys, or in some cases well on their way to their wintering grounds, here are the links to these projects. Northern Bald Ibis Loch Garten Ospreys BTO cuckoo's Mull white-tailed eagles If...

Rutland Water – Osprey Boat Trip.. 6am start…. on the 23/07/2011 Sorry for the late report due to ‘sad’ personal issues with the exped loss of my brother on the 27 July 2011 from cancer.. that sidetracked this report from being typed earlier on… after the days...

The Wigtown Bay Visitor Centre Visitors Book has finally been created. It is really important for our project to show our funders how many local people and visitors support our project, so next time you come and visit us in the Wigtown County Buildings, please remember to sign our book. Many thanks,...

Photo taken by Andy Farrington from Wigtown County Buildings Visitor Centre Osprey Camera, Saturday 16th July 2011.

Hi there I will be going to Rutland Water for the 'Osprey' Dawn Boat trip this Saturday, (6am) ...with the 'additional' sandwiches that we are looking forward to with relish. We will be joining a couple of other friends, and I am really looking forward to the big event We...

I hadn`t realised how far away the nest is from the hide and so I`m afraid even with my 500mm lense this is as good as it gets. I waited to see the chicks being fed but heard on the staff radio that the parents hadnt been seen for some time and they were calling in to ask what to do. But the chap in...

Hi all,about time i registered on here ! I have been a volunteer on the Lake District Osprey project for 7 years,doing 12 hour nest protection night shifts but have never been a 'birder' until now,i find myself being slowly sucked in ! I have bought a couple of bird I.D books & a pair...

I am so glad I managed to get to Loch of the Lowes this year and Photograph Lady, it was a very special place and a real privilege to see her so closely, I hope and pray it will not be the last time.

I was lucky enough to get close up and personal with Ospreys during my time as a WLO, I was also Licenced to photograph them on the nest, a real privilege. This really sparked my interest in Birds of Prey, I am now lucky enough to be able to watch Ospreys in the wild where I live. It is heartening to...

Taken Sat 15th August