Young Ospreys
The young Ospreys came off the nest a few weeks ago know and are making fishing look really easy!!
The Scots Pine
A long absence from updating blog is not good….will try to do better. It has been a particularly busy time with trees! We had to bring down the majestic Scots pine in front of ‘Teal’ “A” Apartment after John Shell, a customer from way back and wonderful tree surgeon, was visiting and pronounced the tree […]
Mad May Hare
It’s been a long time since we’ve seen hares at Lochend but suddenly this year we seen lots!! This looks like a juvenile what’s lost its way! He ran frantically up and down the drive behind the chalets but found his way back to the field eventually. Beautiful beasties – if a bit mad! A former local girl, […]
Disney at Lochend – total twitterpation
Mr & Mrs Oyster Catcher are in residence. They choose to sit on the end of our jetty for a couple of months, either finding or protecting a nest site, and when the young are hatched, off they go to the seaside! The Osprey’s returned on the 19th of March – first sighting by Chris – […]
Pine Martin on our Windowsill
So there Chris is, with Pippin at our house, and scuffling noises are heard in the old water trough that we use as a planter for ferns. Ducks lay their eggs in it every year because its good bedding however we hadn’t accounted for Mr Pine Martin this year…..here’s what they saw!