Link to April thread
Thanks to everyone for the updates. It's a beautiful evening at Loch Arkaig where Louis is contemplating having to up his fishing skills in the weeks ahead...
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https://youtu.be/gmWbHK39O1Q
Boosted volume: one of the eggs is chupping! There's a lot of hiss from the mic and birdsong, suggest you read the description then use the go-to link to get to the moment the chupping is heard best, at 20.08.45
Ian S said:WT chat is mentioning noise from one of the eggs. I can't hear it but don't have my laptop speakers set very high. If anyone wants to scroll back it is noted as being audible at 20.08.48.
My sound is absolutely terrible, IAN - intermittent cut-outs and can hardly hear anything when it comes thru. The volume here has been upped two-fold:
I have to read the posts again, as I've got the impression there's been no fish since early this morning - I'll have a look thru the day if necessary.
IMAGICAT
Ian S said:I hope Louis doesn't think his work is done for the day with the early fish. Ian
Hmm. What made you fear that, IAN? Foresight ;)
Maybe he was discombobulated by the intrusions - at one stage the eggs were alone for ~20 minutes.
Some deliveries, jumbled in time:
This was a tiny piece of something that Louis dropped on his way in:
She was resting her chin on the soft clump:
Unless it gets moved, we won't be able to see all 3 eggs:
I haven't seen any disturbances up to 02:40.
Good Morning Everyone
Aila incubating and the low cloud rolling in the background.
Will scroll back to see if anything significant has happened.
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Louis was incubating earlier, Aila did a nice fly past and circle before she landed on the nest.
She is still incubating, in the various degrees of mist rolling in.
Louis arrives with a stick that he gets caught up in so its a bit of a struggle to free himself from it
He must have flown past the nest with it as Aila was following him and the look on her face was "Oh no another awkward stick"
He finally places it
Brilliant sight at 04.28. At 04.28.10 (ish) Louis can be seen flying to his perch from behind it. Aila is calling so what does Louis have. After sitting on his perch for a few seconds, he can be seen flying through the mist to the nest. He has a very nice headless fish with him. Aila takes it immediately but hangs around on the nest for a couple of minutes before flying with the fish in the approved manner. All the while, I am convinced I can hear chirping from one of the eggs but that could be my imagination. Ian
EDIT - Aila brought a big chunk of the fish for Louis at 04.55.