Here's hoping Clarach comes back safely from migration and has a more successful year. Here's the link to the last post of last year's thread. She's 'due' back on 10 April.
Here's a bit of her history at this nest.
2017, first breeding season. Clarach arrived 19 April 2017, and mated with unknown male, laying 3 eggs 4th, 7th and 10th May. The third chick hatched/died 15th June, the other two on 12th and 13th June. Male LHO took his first flight 4th August, Male LH1 9th August. Clarach departed 1st September, LHO 3rd, LH1 12th September.
Clarach came back in 2018 but sadly lost her eggs to ravens. In 2019, she returned on 10 April, and partnered first with White CL, a 2008 bird hatched at Loch Lomond. He disappeared and was replaced by an unringed male on 3 May, and Clarach was seen to be incubating by 6 May (who was the daddy...?!). But she'd abandoned the nest by the end of May and Dyfi posted that her eggs had been predated. It was difficult to keep up with the nest as the webcam failed but FLS posted updates on their Facebook page.
Fingers crossed for this year, for both Clarach and the webcam.
patily said:Hope that's not a permanent smudge on the lens
Perhaps the same problem that's been on there before, Patily, a build up of mist on the lens due to damp/overcast weather
Some captures of the unringed bird on the nest this afternoon
It was scratching its head...
Looking down...
The cam does shut down at 17:00 (normal time) but the clock on the LS screen is just over 10 minutes slow
©FaLS/Aberfoyle
empty nest this morning
She'll be waiting for Sandra
Haha, Korky! lol
Brief landing sighted at 11:00 this morning. Reported by another chatter as ringed, but unsure which leg. © Forestry and Land Scotland.
Birdies LG DU update.
I've scrolled through my pics from last season and found this capture of Clarach in a similar position to the bird in Sami's screenshot
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