I thought I'd start a new thread for Aberfoyle. Especially for Sandra (other dedicated Aberfoyle watchers are also available).
Here's the link to last year's thread.
Clarach and her beau both arrived on 15 April last year. Here's the countdown clock (from Pete Dee's site)
Clarach arrived back at her nest on 10 April 2019
I went to Aberfoyle today. The VC is showing a view of the nest from a camera they can't stream - you can see the camera we usually get views from in the top left hand corner of the first snap, which isn't working at present. Their IT problems are as a result of the changeover to FLS from FC and they're still aiming to fix the problem. While I was there, Clarach came down from the perch on the left to the nest as she spied White CL coming in with.....a clump of something not fishy! Then they mated. The timeline board is helpful (as was the FLS staff member.) The pair were first seen mating last Sunday so there could be an egg anyday. Clarach looked well fed and she did a crop drop while I was there. It was great to see them both on the nest, looking at ease with each other and I'll visit again sometime. The RSPB have a staff member there but not every day apparently.
Oh and I heard my first cuckoo!
Wot, no fish?
(c) FLS Aberfoyle
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Birdies LG DU update.
Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/
Thank You Korky for the report of your visit to Aberfoyle, it is always nice to get news from the front line so to speak.
Hopefully I will get a visit some time myself, will probably wait to later on in the season though.
EJ's Memorial Balgavies Loch Ospreys 2023
(((korky))) thanks and wonderfull that you could go visit!
2016: first time in history an Osprey nested in the NL. 2018: 2 active nests! 2019 a storm interferes. 2020: a third active nest in a tree!