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/
The Woodland Trust blog of 5 February, written by James Martin.
The UK's extinct animals: can we bring them back?
Sheila, see also page 1 of this thread :), Ian
LOL well spotted/remembered, Ian. I thought it was a bit familiar, and a bit old!
SheilaFE said:Loch Arkaig web cam: It will be switched back on next month.
Loch Arkaig web cam: It will be switched back on next month.
So hoping that Louis & Aila Will be returning to the nest. Probably already March 1st in Scotland here in Northern California USA it's a couple of hours away. I'll keep looking for updates on the camera being turned on!
Ian, So sorry but I inadvertently clicked 'unlike' on your post on the previous page, but I quickly re-clicked on 'like'!
Kind regards, Ann
Ann, that's fine, thanks Ian
I've just asked the Woodland Trust on Twitter when the webcam will be up and running:
Hello, the #OspreyCam will hopefully be switched on near the end of March.
Jane V said:I've just asked the Woodland Trust on Twitter when the webcam will be up and running: Hello, the #OspreyCam will hopefully be switched on near the end of March.
Nice & vague :) Ian
Thinking a bit more about the camera. It is solar powered & last year I recall it lasted longer than was anticipated, despite some pretty terrible weather, nonetheless stopped working when Louis & Lachie were still thought to be around, Aila having started her migration. On the not unrealistic assumption that there won't be dawn to dusk sunshine on a regular basis this year, I suppose we have to think that the earlier the camera is switched on the sooner it will die on us. Louis was first seen on 10 April in 2017, so maybe an end of March switch on might be good timing bordering on being a bit early. Ian