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.
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Both Ospreys (unringed) have been a breeding pair on this nest since 2015, after the iconic 'Lady' failed to return.
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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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scylla said:
I'm doing catchup.
05:30-06:30
Was the early lander definitely Laddie?...
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Taken from your video Scylla - Spanish Dancer markings on head. Not to say another bird could have same markings :-)
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scylla said:Looked like a completed mating. Now she's fish-calling.
It looks like NC0 is a tough cookie, after all that dive-bombing she could be forgiven for quitting. Ian
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LM12 brings his girl a nice fish.
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MaryGK said:Taken from your video Scylla - Spanish Dancer markings on head.
Thank you, Mary :) I don't see for lookin' when I'm doiing videos.
More catchup
Laddie was in 'n out with nest material, she stayed on the nest for quite a while, left and returned, then a mating attempt that got nowhere... don't know why I bothered really:
I'll now skip forward to intruder - dive-bombs already covered by MARY and I don't see anything wrong with the quality, but then I'm comparing it to my stuff ;)
Great snaps from COLIN and others :)
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