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
Phew! I wonder what happened there, then? :-/ All's well now.
Mallie beat Rannoch to the nest by 13 seconds but Rannoch initially got the fish:
Mallie wasted no time in snatching it!
Rannoch attempted to take the fish after 10 minutes waiting but failed:
I don't think there will be much left for Rannoch... in fact I think she just flew in despair ;) But she's back again.
About an hour ago. At this time of year, I'm clinging on to snapping anything.
(c) WT Loch Arkaig
Perfectly understandable Korky! Classic effect of Ospreyitis.
Birdies LG DU update.
I think this is Rannoch but she won't oblige by putting her leg down
She was just calling but quiet now
C WT Loch Arkaig
Scylla predicted @ 06:12
I don't think there will be much left for Rannoch...
She got this much :)
Rannoch about to leave after waiting nearly an hour:
Just 4 minutes this time:
Settled down for a long wait:
After nearly an hour Mallie arrived:
Robin and (briefly) Nuthatch. Sorry I didn't edit it enough.
But this one's edited so much there's only the beginning and ending remaining ;)
The leg-pulling incident:
That's all for now.