Lewis's Saturday Blog 7th of April

Well, I'm just back from a fantastic week on the isle of Mull where I was lucky enough to see sea eagles, golden eagles and hen harriers. Though there's no eagles here at loch Leven there are plenty of other great animals to keep us occupied. Again, this morning, a tawny owl flew over the picnic area showing off the beautiful patterns on it's wings. Birds are now well underway with the processes of nest building and chick rearing, with pied wagtails and dunnocks nesting in the court yard. We have also had eggs in one of our Robin nest boxes. On the wetland there are plenty of lapwings, a few curlew and a pair of mute swans. Though on the loch there are huge numbers of tufted ducks and smaller flocks of goldeneyes. The gulls have also began to gather on St Serfs and "love is in the air" for many of them. We also have had a pond dip today, where we were lucky enough to find around 40 sticklebacks and minnow and a whole range of other pond inhabitants. That's all for this week, but don't worry I'll be back with all the latest reserve news next Saturday!