DAILY UPDATE ~ Loch Garten nest ~ Friday, 18 May 2108

Today is a very, very sad First Anniversary:

©RSPB Loch Garten

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Odin's replacement continues to give cause for concern - however he did bring EJ a respectable half-fish yesterday, which she, for reasons known only to herself (but she couldn't have been starving exactly), declined.  If GJ is trying to pull his socks up, this must have been discouraging.

He paid a short visit later, intending to incubate, but EJ returned and put paid to that idea (Birdie's video), and then he landed on EJ's back (another Birdie vid).

Later, he appeared again, seemingly suspicious that "his" nest was under threat, but nothing came of it.

As for EJ, she was on and off the nest quite a bit, plus she did some defending sitting down (Moffer's snap) - no intruders were seen.

The consensus seems to be that we would rather these eggs do not hatch, as GJ has been so inconsistent.

The Daily Update is for recording nest events only, allowing for banter, though—any questions or conversations can happen on the Osprey Chat thread. Thank you!