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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20:40 Laddie delivered a fish to Lassie
Enjoying her supper. Looks like her family are on the dead tree in the distance?
20:55 Lassie flew off to the left. I can't see any remaining fish on the nest
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21:50 There was me thinking Laddie was having a well-deserved rest somewhere when in he comes with another fish. Both PT5 and PT4 were already on the nest waiting
PT4 grabbed the fish, PT5 hardly moved a feather, allowing his brother to take it
22:14 PT4 was continuing to eat when PT5 flew from the nest (far left)
22:17 PT4 finished eating and off he went. He had hardly gone out of sight when Lassie came onto the nest and found the piece of fish that was left over. Laddie then flew in with yet another!
She continued to feed herself until 22:40 when she flew away for the night
There could still be part of a fish on the back right side of the nest, if so, someone will have an early breakfish
Good morning Patily and all
Two fish deliveries already this morning
Just after 5:00
PT5 claimed it
Close up to confirm ring number
He flew off around 20 minutes later after finishing the fish
Second delivery at 6:08 Lassie and PT5 were on the nest at the time (full crop, whiter head and dark necklace leads me to believe the juvie is PT5)
Lassie fed PT5 a couple of morsels but he then flew from the nest (of course he had already eaten)
That leads up to Patily's report of Lassie on the nest. She left around 7:10 after finishing the fish
No sightings of PT4 yet
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Brief visit from one of the juvies just now.
Many thanks Starling! It was PT4 on the nest, great to see him!
11:23
11:40 Laddie delivered a fish to him
PT5 came to the nest
12:05 PT4 still tucking in
From scroll back. Laddie delivered another fish about 13:45
Hard to distinguish but it looks like PT5 (at the back) claimed it
PT4 did eat from the fish too
14:25 It was possibly PT5 who came to the nest and found a piece of fish to eat
16:16 Laddie with another fish, Lassie came to the nest to claim it
One of the 'boys' flew in to take it from her (I can't ID)
Possibly PT5
20:56 Huge fish from Laddie. Both juvies were waiting/calling on the nest for some time before the delivery was made
Pandemonium over who would claim it
Tug-o-fish
PT5 won
21:14 LASSIE with a fish delivery
Poor Lassie, PT4 tried wrenching the fish from her talons
21:20 Both juvies eating
21:27 PT5 decided he didn't want to eat any more so Lassie took her chance to feed from the remainder of his fish
21:28 PT5 flew from the nest leaving Lassie and PT4 to continue to enjoy their supper