Link to May 2020 thread
Aila and Louis' first chick hatched on Friday 29 May. Perhaps we can expect number 2 and 3 to hatch on 1 and 4 June.
May brought lots of fish, clods, shag pile, sticks, osprey and owl intruders and fame to Aila and Louis, appearing on the BBC, Channel 4 and Chris Packham's Self Isolating Bird Club Live.
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Fish, glorious fish!
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Ian S said:Not compared to the real pro's. Ian
Only a matter of time Ian, you will soon be there
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19.45, Louis comes in and takes the fish away. Bobs look very well. Ian
21.04, it looks like it is raining. Aila is having to spread out to cover the growing chicks. Ian
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Go Bob2! My tuppence is on female - did you see that cheeky peck at 19.27.52? Trying to self-feed already!
https://youtu.be/Sd3o9df1p04
Fish 2 was not only whole but very much alive, kept flapping for quite some time after Aila started tearing into it, poor thing. Not just a reflex flap either.
Sounds as though its raining up there. Thanks for all updates etc.
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Lovely dusk snap of our lady, LYNETTE
Very professional-looking snaps IMHO, IAN, and please add my voice to the others encouraging you to keep 'em coming
Ian S said:
15.58, it looks like Aila has been bathing, she was off the nest for quite a while and comes back distinctly wet. I am sure I heard her alarm calling earlier as well, I don't have a note of the time as I was distracted by something else. Ian
EDIT - WT chat has the alarm calling at 16.09 into 16.10
Here was Aila returning from her dip:
Then the unseen intruder incident - not a lot of sound came thru so I didn't do a video.
Thank you to all contributors today, whom I won't name for fear of omitting and offending
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