Link to July 2019 thread
The 2 chicks were ringed on 4 July and assessed as female. They were given ring numbers JJ0 and JJ2, and later named by popular vote as Mallie and Rannoch. Both weighed 1.49kg on ringing but will weigh a lot more now after a further month's-worth of protein-packed-piscine-parenting. The WT subsequently said they thought Mallie may be male. S/he fledged on 20 July and Rannoch on 27 July.
Link to webcam, courtesy of The Woodland Trust
IMAGICAT
Birdies LG DU update.
Mike B said:It was a tiddler MC. Rannoch got it. Hardly a snack!
As Mike says, and Rannoch appeared to eat it all:
Nap time here :)
Looks like Maillie tucking in
Maillie has had to shoo Rannoch away a couple of times
C WT Loch Arkaig
Mallie crash-landed noisily! They both sat waiting and a rainbow formed and disappeared, then a tiddler arrived, which Rannoch received, rather to her surprise:
Rainbow :)
16:18 a SUPERDUPER WIDE-MOUTHED WHOPPER !!! The kids were stunned into inaction ;-D Mallie got it, but in the end had to leave some for Rannoch - who couldn't eat it all.
Little bird - Wren :)
Rannoch's turn to crash! And Louis is making up for a slow start to the day - flounder this time:
Heehee:
Mallie got the fish but I think Rannoch is currently eating it.