Link to previous thread: Loch of the Lowes - June 2019
The season so far: LM12 (Laddie) arrived back 15 March and LF15 (Lassie) on 23 March. Lassie laid 3 eggs on 4, 7 and 10 April hatching 11, 12 and 16 May. Sadly on 26 May tragedy struck and the third chick died. The remaining two chicks were ringed on 26 June as follows: #1 Blue PT4 (M) and #2 Blue PT5 (M).
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13:27 Cam panned in on PT5 while he was resting
PT4 has lovely white stripes in his tail
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PT4 FLEDGE 13:54! From the same spot as PT5 yesterday
14:19 Laddie flew in with a stick. Lassie followed a minute later, started to eat a remnant of earlier fish
14:49 Distant chipping and alarm calling, PT5 'pancaked' on the nest
PT5 left after Lassie had flown, came back after a couple of minutes
Now to await PT4's return back to the nest
Chicks make the news
They need to update the story for PT4!
16:45 Lassie has been calling, perhaps she's seen Laddie with a fish. Just spotted her in the pine tree (top right of pic)
17:06 Lassie (calling) flew from 'her' pine tree
17:16 Fish dropped off to PT5 from Laddie
17:17 PT4 IS BACK!! PT5 got a bit clattered!