2019 season summary: Laddie (LM12) arrived back from migration on Friday 15th March; Lassie (LM15) on Saturday 23rd March. Lassie laid 3 eggs on 4th, 7th and 10th April, hatching 11th, 12th and 16th May. Sadly, on 26th May the third chick died. The remaining two chicks were ringed on 26th June as follows: #1 Blue PT4 (M)* #2 Blue PT5 (M)*. They successfully fledged and subsequently set off for their first migration on 14th/15th August. Laddie left around the same time as the youngsters and it is thought that Lassie had already started her journey south approximately 2 weeks prior.
* Updated to both being female © Uk Ospreys
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Both Ospreys (unringed) have been a breeding pair on this nest since 2015, after the iconic 'Lady' failed to return.
Laddie/Lassie identifying features (LotL Blog, April 2019 - (C) SWT/LotL) >>>
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Looking forward to Laddie and Lassie's safe homecoming and a very successful 2020 breeding season
Laddie (LM12) arrived back to LotL at 15:33 on 21st March. Blog here>
https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/2020/03/lm12-is-back-at-loch-of-the-lowes/
Laddie popped back, still with fish, didn't hang about:
IMAGICAT
Good morning all, thanks for the early morning pics
9:43 Laddie to the nest with his fish and 'chirps'
Hopefully Lassie will be back soon Cirrus
©SWT/LotL
He moved the clump (part-eaten fish in the centre of the nest)
Nest cupping
I think we're all quietly tapping our fingers Cirrus
He's flown empty taloned. I can't see the fish now, perhaps scraped/hidden within the grasses
And back again
While I was tied up in the horror of trying to make a new laptop (arrived a day early!) livable with, and not getting far yet, Laddie arrived and has been buffering for Scotland for ages - but then there was a sudden zoom in/out and he's OK. He's just being patient, unlike me in any aspect !!!
EDIT - Buffering again.
And his fly away