A familiar annual visitor to Perthshire has been welcomed at the Scottish Wildlife Trust’s Loch of the Lowes reserve near Dunkeld.
Female osprey Lassie – LF15 – arrived at around 7.30am on Thursday March 20 after a long migration.
Staff and volunteers at the centre are now waiting to see if she will be joined by her long-term mate LM12 for a fourth season. The pair have successfully fledged eight chicks since becoming a pair in 2015.
Rachael Hunter, Perthshire ranger, Scottish Wildlife Trust said: “LF15 isn’t ringed but she is easily identified by the tell-tale ‘y’ of dark feathers around her face.
“She’s only been back at the reserve for a few hours but she seems very much at home. “We’re now waiting to see if she will be re-joined by LM12 for another season.
“The best way to keep up to date with our ospreys is visit Loch of the Lowes Wildlife Reserve and visitor centre or tune in to the Trust’s live osprey webcam.”
Loch of the Lowes visitor centre is open daily from 10am to 5pm with 24-hour access to the reserve hides. The trust’s live osprey webcam ensures people from around the world can follow events as they happen.
