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/
Looks like him, Scylla.
Thought I was seeing things (2 in morning here!) Thanks for capturing the zoom shots,Scylla. Comparing this osprey to screen shots of Louis from last year, I think it was him. Markings on his head are very distinctive. Think I’ll get some shut eye now that he’s flown!
Sleep well Lisa. Hopefully he be back when you wake up :)
Osprey on nest - don't know yet if it's the same one.
IMAGICAT
It might be being 'threatened' from above.
scylla said:It might be being 'threatened' from above.
No it wasn't, it was interested in the air above but had tripped, which made me think it had been buzzed.
She left and returned and now we have an eager male posturing/mantling :)
Now that does look like Aila and Louis.
© The Woodland Trust, Loch Arkaig Osprey Project
Getting interesting :-)
Trying said:Getting interesting :-)
I'm in the midst of replying to your PM, Trying, but am a little confused too ;)
Here is the video of the animated male's visit:
Unusual for the first approach to be with a clump? :D And a big one, at that!