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.
White CL
15.4.18
21.4.19 (front)
22.4.19 (front) with Clarach
(Left)
©FaLS/Aberfoyle
© Scottish Wildlife Trust - Loch of the Lowes
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Kind regards, Ann
patily said:Good news but sadly not Clarach As you say ANN I hope she is contentedly breding somewhere else Can this camera be manipulated remotely? Very frustrating at present
I don't think so. Ian
Great posts and captures all, to get a Leg Ring is nothing short of a miracle, especially with the camera angle.
Lets hope they are still there today when the camera comes back up again, as it is always such a shame when established nests/eyries are left empty.
As for Clarach, we can hope that she has another nest within the area, or somewhere else within the Loch Lomond National Park, where there are many nests, and if she is sighted most likely by Dave Anderson when he goes to ring any chicks, (although he probably doesn't have time to look for adults ring numbers ) that information will be passed on.
It is just a pity those initial screenshots earlier in the season could not have shown her leg ring, then at least we could be sure that she had returned safely.
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Morning all
Re the cam angle - posted by Mike earlier this month
community.rspb.org.uk/placestovisit/lochgartenospreys/f/loch-garten-ospreys/206729/fls-aberfoyle