Loch Arkaig web cam: It will be switched back on next month, and should be found here
Here are "All the best bits from the Loch Arkaig Pine Forest osprey camera, Summer 2017, in 2.5 minutes", from the Woodland Trust.
Here is the RSPB Forum for the 2017 Season.
2008 A pair may have started nesting at Loch Arkaig
2013 Chick White KL(09) f, hatched 2009 Loch Arkaig, Inverness seen in Senegal, 2011 & 2012, 2016 by Rutland team and Chris Wood. 2013 is the likely first breeding year at Bassenthwaite of White KL(09) and unringed male
2015 No chicks
2016 No chicks
2017 The nesting platform used by the birds for more than ten years has been rebuilt almost from scratch as, with the birds adding new material every spring, it was beginning to sag under its own weight
Unringed m 10 April named Louis m arrived. Inconclusive whether same 10-yr male, but later concensus was that he was a first-time breeder
Unringed f 30 May new unringed female accepted by Louis
4 May 2017 WT named her Aila
10 May 17.20 Egg #1 Arrives with a grunt from Aila!
22.39 Owl on the nest. Spooked Aila who flew off. A slow start but the action is here.
13 May 19.26 Egg #2 - speckled
Egg #3
18 June First chick hatched
18 June 17.13 Second chick seen struggling out of shell
22 June Two chicks alive, just.
One chick survived, and was ringed 22 or 23 July. Blue JH4(17) m, Lachlan
At 35 days old it has a body mass of 1,305g and wingspan of 291mm.
9 August Lachlan fledges unexpectedly
The Loch is home to otters (three orphans were released in the late autumn 2017) Pine marten have been seen on the nest. WTE and Osprey breed. It's about time I tried to get back there!
Where is Loch Arkaig?
Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/
It's a bit like Spot Wally, but spot the pine tree with a nest on the top!! I haven't, but it is a lovely video of the Loch
Thanks for posting and no I didn't spot it either! But I'm happy if it remains secret known only to a few. I once swam in Loch Arkaig. I remember the top inch of the water was really warm but baltic underneath.
SheilaFE said:It's a bit like Spot Wally, but spot the pine tree with a nest on the top!! I haven't, but it is a lovely video of the Loch
Unknown said: Thanks for posting and no I didn't spot it either! But I'm happy if it remains secret known only to a few. I once swam in Loch Arkaig. I remember the top inch of the water was really warm but baltic underneath.
Wasn't there a comment last season about a particular type of fish found in this Loch precisely because the water was so cold?
Birdies LG DU update.
Arctic Char I think, Ian
That's the one Ian. Here
Apparently either Charr or Char is correct! Ian
Interesting story, and many thanks for the link. My sense is they generally live in too great a depth of water for the ospreys to catch
Lachie certainly preferred Char to Flounder!! Ian
I seem to remember there was an fish farm on the Loch which released Arctic char, but I can't find anything about that at the moment.
Edit: here we are!