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
Webcam page with links to LotL Visitor Centre and Wildlife Reserve FB, Twitter and Blogs >>>
https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/things-to-do/watch-wildlife-online/loch-of-the-lowes-webcam/
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) >>>
https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/2019/04/whos-on-the-nest/
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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/
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I found this article about Loch Fleet
(sorry Mike - just noticed you posted the link to the latest SWT blog earlier!)
Being unringed I understand very difficult but is there any idea as to roughly how old LF15 aka Lassie is?
Well she first bred at Loch of the Lowes in 2015 so assuming she came back at 2 years old, 7 years at least?
I found this information from Chloe B and Tiger's site from 31 March 2015
'Unidentified, unringed female arrives on nest at 4.25pm. She bears striking similarities to Lady but appears a far younger bird. Comparisons have been made with the female who visited in 2013 prior to Lady's return'
Someone in a canoe (first visible at c. 14.01) got a bit close to the nest, both birds flew. Ian
WOW! Thanks everyone for the news
As Ian has said, both left the nest taking their respective fish with them. Canoeist can be seen, far left
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Hope someone can catch this idiot!!!
ColinA