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.
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One on the nest!
Shame about the camera but thanks for asking Mike.
Mike B said:the Tech Team are all working from home and do not have access to the facility they need to resolve the camera view.
The view is worsening. We could play Fantasy Nest, whereby Clarach returns to claim her nest, settles with White CL, they raise 3 chicks and all migrate safely at the end of the season. Who'd know otherwise?
It is such a shame that we didn't managed to get a capture of the blue ring on right leg on the 10th of April, at least then we would have known Clarach had arrived back safely.
I have been trying to find some clearer photos of her rather than the ones from this webcam, and got some captures from when she intruded at the Glaslyn nest in May 2016, to see if we can compare to Sami's capture of 10th April.
May 2016
Sami's capture from April 10th
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It would be great to know that she has survived migration for another year, I'd be quite happy to just know that she has.
What do you all think, do you think it is her? Those white feathers just above her beak are the same
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Thank you, Mary for the comparison shots. I thought the bird was Clarach when I first saw Sami's pic on 10th April - she just had that 'look' about her. It would be wonderful to get confirmation that she has returned from migration :)