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.
Birdies LG DU update.
Try reply and then look in bottom right under the box for rich formating, then use insert, with upload file and browse. It was trial and error for me, i think i have the hang of it now!! Good luck
pam j said:I took a screenshot of a bird very like Clarach on 10th April. As it flew off I could see it had a blue ring. Not worked out how to share screenshots on here....
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We're seeing less and less of the nest
©FaLS/Aberfoyle
I know Sandra it is slowly disappearing before our very eyes
Decided to do some comparison shots for the heck of it, and in two days it has slipped, you have certainly proved your Miss Marple Title Sandra. No need for you to visit Specsavers that's for sure LOL....
These are full screen shots so I haven't had to crop any of the photo so no errors on my part.
19th April
21st April
and just for interest, this is one of the chicks from back in 2015
© FaLS ABERFOYLE OSPREY PROJECT
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I have to say Sandra it is a very beautiful area, we had a timeshare in the Loch Ard forest area for 25 years. Loved going every year although it was out of Osprey season time