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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From scroll back. Around 14:30, Laddie brought in a fish, both PT4 and PT5 were on the nest (the latter, left, only arriving moments before)
Iniiailly, PT4 (left) claimed the fish but it was immediately taken from him by PT5 (right)
15:00 PT5 still enjoying his fish
15:08 PT5 flew from the nest after finishing his fish
15:20 PT4 still waiting with the occasional call
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16:49 Laddie, with a headless fish, waiting on the nest (scrolling back, he arrived 16:42)
Cam zoomed in (perhaps to confirm it is him and not Lassie?)
He hung around waiting until around 16:57 before flying off with the fish. Both boys came to the nest and Laddie redelivered the fish at 16:59
A mad scramble
PT5 claimed it
Cam down again
Back on again, 18:30
19:28 PT4 waiting on the nest. It's raining quite hard there
20:25 PT4 flew from the nest
21:00 Laddie brought a small fish to PT4 who was waiting on the nest
It was gratefully received!
21:04 PT5 came flying in, Laddie followed with a tiddler of a fish which PT5 grabbed. Nice to see Laddie with a fair-sized crop
It didn't take long for both boys to finish their suppers.
PT5 flew from the nest 21:27
PT4 21:30
21:33 PT4 came back, shouting!
Left again at 21:41
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