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/
Birdies LG DU update.
Sandra P said:Thanks Scylla, I thought she'd taken it
It looked to me like NC0 got the fish and after Laddie left she flew with it.Ian
scylla said:Looks likeLaddie brought the fish and NC0 tried to grab it but he's flown with it... need to replay.
No, she got it and she flew with it:
IMAGICAT
Some people think Ospreys are a matter of life and death. I don't like that attitude. I can assure them it is much more serious than that.
CRinger said:Really would like to know how old this female is and, if possible, whether she has been seen before back in Scotland attempting to breed in previous years. I may have missed that this has already been established?
Ringed in 2016, C Ringer, near Loch Ness. (Mike's post on previous page)
She was ringed in 2016 by the chap who has just died.
Scroll back a page or two to see the detail.
Forgot to post the fish - this was its first appearance:
Mike B said:
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I do hope he knew she had returned before his sad passing, Mike
From last season (4.7.19), Lassie's underwing pattern (sorry it's a bit blurred)
Today's intruder
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