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.
Kind regards, Ann
Morning Korky
Nest comparison shots
End of streaming yesterday
This morning
The standing up stick, just right of centre in the top pic, isn't there (could have moved/dropped flat in the wind?). Something on show at the bottom too
©FaLS/Aberfoyle
Sandra P said:The standing up stick, just right of centre in the top pic, isn't there (could have moved/dropped flat in the wind?). Something on show at the bottom too
Gosh Sandra. Do you work in forensics?
Just checking to see if any joy on the nest this morning, maybe we should call you Miss Marple Sandra, you certainly can pick up the most minute detail.
You are right though, looks like a new stick added in bottom of your second pic.
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Oh I don't know about that, Mary
Two little visitors just now. I couldn't ID the first, flitted about too quick
Then a dear little Robin
First one could be a long tailed tit Sandra, its an awkward angle so hard to tell.
Richard B