Link to may/june-2020
Webcam page with links to LotL Visitor Centre and Wildlife Reserve FB, Twitter and Blogs >>>
https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/things-to-do/watch-wildlife-online/loch-of-the-lowes-webcam/
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As the season progresses, Laddie (LM12) continues to make occasional visits to the empty webcam nest, defending his area from passing intruders. It is hoped that both he and NC0 have a successful nest in the vicinity of the Loch.
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Updates:
21st July - NC0 made an appearance on the nest, her first visit since 19th April
24th July - NC0, confirmed ring identification during a second visit to the nest
10th August - Laddie's last appearance on the webcam nest > Here and Video by Scylla
20th August - One chick for Laddie (LM12) and NC0 > successful-first-season-for-loch-of-the-lowes-ospreys
6th September - Probable migration date for Laddie (LM12) and the juvenile was Saturday, 29th August >
scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/2020/09/up-and-running-again/
IMAGICAT
What we need to see is a juvenile landing on the nest Sandra/Scylla - I am sure if it happens one of you will be sure to spot it
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What a thrill that would be, MARY :-*
scylla said:I'm going to be a long time following up on your sightings, SANDRA - zzzzzzzzzzz ;)
I've been utterly foolhardy and caught up without reference to the Oracle... no-one seen up to about 06:30 this morning, here's {{{Laddie}}} from yesterday, I have greatly shortened his inactive visit:
No Tawnies overnight, but I didn't listen for them.
9:53 Laddie to the nest, chipping. Flew off after 30 seconds or so
There was alarm calling in the distance and he left the nest
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Sandra P said:9:53 Laddie to the nest, chipping. Flew off after 30 seconds or so
I had to scan the 6-hour file 3 times before I found him, there was absolutely no sign of him I had to divide it up into half-hours. 20 seconds, he was on the nest. Nice clear voice on landing :)
Thanks for the vid, Scylla. If I hadn't been watching the cam 'live', I doubt I would have found Laddie's visit on scroll back, as brief as it was
The juvenile Tawny owls were up to their antics on the nest from approx. 22:50 for just under 10 minutes. Can still be heard calling close by at 23:20
A lovely wee Red Squirrel on the nest this morning, its looking for nuts (maybe it buried some there before)
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I thought maybe I'd heard a couple of very tiny osprey cheeps so I amplified the passage - wow! What a difference :o
I had a catastrophe with the Tawnies, I thought I'd saved the finished vid so deleted everything, but I hadn't, and I couldn't face taking as much trouble over the repeat version as the original, so...
They were back again +/- 04:00, here's a few snaps - I didn't see a good shot of the 2 of them together. The fourth snap looks just like the thumbnail of the video above, but it's just a repeat behaviour - in case you think I'm getting lazy and/or deceitful, heaven forfend
The squirrel is another example of a visitor I'd have missed were it not for a live watcher, MARY in this instance - thank you, Mary!
I wonder how many other interesting visitors are missed, as my colleagues can't be watching live all the time!