DAILY UPDATE ~ Loch Garten nest ~ Wednesday, 06 June 2018

Very delayed catch up.

17.25 EJ lands with tiny peeps

Slightly mantles but does not sound or appear alarmed

Blue Darvic ring, left leg, but I can't make it out, although it's 3 digits with the middle one possibly being X or K

EJ doesn't seem bothered at all.

17.35 After a very quiet visit, he leaves

17.38 EJ leaves

Hmmm who was that guy? EJ seemed at ease with him.

17.51 GJ lands and alarm chirps

EJ soon joins him

oops, itchy bit

17.57 GJ is still shouting at an intruder. EJ appears not to be defending now, more like observing

18.00 GJ leaves

18.02 EJ leaves

19.35 EJ returned with a soft chirp

19.40 She calls for fish

She's soon quiet again

19.45 she's off with a shout

Perhaps EJ is thinking "come back next year and i'll be waiting"

Thanks, Everyone, for all of the pics and posts.  Wasn't one of the male intruders last year a bird with a blue ring and 3 digits on it?  Was this intruder the same bird?

Unknown said:

Wasn't one of the male intruders last year a bird with a blue ring and 3 digits on it?  Was this intruder the same bird?

There was FC8, I think that was a male; and PP7 Cromarty.

Earlier this season we had NW3, I was hoping he'd stay cos it would be a no-brainer to call him Hampstead - very distinguished sounding ;-)

LOL, Scylla--love the Hampstead!

I dunno why, but I LOVE Hampstead! Such a lovely yet lonely scene.

That feather sometimes looks like a fluffy little chick :(

Well, can't keep going any longer, sorry to leave you (again) CC.  Not sure if I'll make the BC or not.

When we were in the forward hide and wanted  to move the mast cam, we would just touch the joystick controlling the camera and sometimes the camera would start spinning (I think it happened this afternoon when the camera went haywire) the only way to stop it was to reboot the system which we couldn't do from the forward hide. A big thankyou for all the pics and vids, keep up the good work.

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