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/
She's come a long way MIKE LOL!
Aila back incubating and dozing
patily said: She's come a long way MIKE LOL! Aila back incubating and dozing
Thank you Patily!!! I should wake up before typing! Corrected!
Birdies LG DU update.
patily said: She's come a long way MIKE LOL!
You shoulda quoted him, Patily, so I could pay him back for scoffing at my wrong-thread posts ;)
IMAGICAT
...My 'advice' is by discrete telephone calls MC!! LoL
How far the nest has come, and how much more green (new leaves on the trees, nest moss lining etc) is in evidence since the 28th March.Is Spring finally really here?For comparison:28th March posted by SheilaFE..... Consensus, unknown female, NOT Aila
Via 3rd and 5th April courtesy of Scylla
To today 27th April - Aila with 2 Eggs
18.58 approx - Fish delivered by Louis which Aila flies off with. Louis incubating.
19.45 approx - Aila returns to the nest. The scene is truly wonderful, a low sun casting shadows on the glen but still shining on the nest, Louis sitting on the eggs & Aila standing to the side looking exceptionally regal. After a couple of minutes Louis flies off & Aila takes over, presumably until the morning. Ian
Couldn't agree more Ian S
20-17
See you in the morning 'Sun' hopefully!!Nightcam on about 5 mins ago
Aila well tucked down in the moss Is her back wet or frosty? Wet I think as I can hear dripping
Aila sitting tight with a frosty back. Thick mist descended. I scrolled back 30 minutes to see her suddenly look alert and then take off as if to chase an intruder. Returned within a few moments and resettled. Looked like a 'reaction' rather than a planned break.