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.
I am sorely tempted to post an image of the empty nest as of now to use as a "Spot the Difference" from Sandra's posts earlier on in the thread LOL....
Wonder if we would find any
I think the grass has grown by 1 mm since Sandra's photo
Another view of the nest taken from the screen in the Visitor Centre
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There's been no difference, I've checked already Mary! lol
That's good enough for me then Sandra Aka Miss Marple
Lovely pics, Mary!
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Oh great, let's hope for more sightings of dear Clarach to receive a definite confirmation! Thank you
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