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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/
Sandra P said:15:57 Laddie and an unringed intruder onto the nest!
I took your word for the time ;) And we hardly need a video after those supersnaps, Sandra, but I've done one anyway - not edited! So it's the whole 9 yards
IMAGICAT
I haven't checked all night for sounds.
05:45 approx! A very Red Squirrel spent a few seconds on the nest:
My internet went down so I've got a lot to sort out, maybe SANDRA can get some better snaps for us :)
Good morning Scylla and all,
Spot on with the time of Laddie's visit, the Lowes tab was open on my computer so was alerted to the chipping immediately.
What a beautiful red squirrel! No need for additional snaps, I think you've done it justice already.
Many thanks for both videos, super!
From scroll back, around 11:10, there were two Ospreys having a bit of a chase over by the dead tree, far left side of the Loch - chipping, alarm calling too. Laddie came to the nest for a matter of seconds before flying away BUT was back almost immediately, intruder followed him and it flew over the nest. He departed. Chipping/alarm calling continued for a couple of minutes after the last event.
Osprey chase over the Loch (2 observed)
Osprey flying past the nest
Laddie's first visit. Incoming
2nd visit moments later - Laddie's flight to the nest
Unringed intruder over the nest, flew right past
The whole episode above lasted 5 minutes or so, I think
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Then, later this afternoon...
15:40 Two Ravens spent about 30 minutes digging in the nest
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Ha ha ha! Thanks Mary, to be honest, I did have to slow the LS down by half (and pause it too) to get those wing captures otherwise they'd have just been a blur! lol
This morning's intrusion - I haven't included the pre- and post- chippings etc, for the sake us unsuspecting YouTubers ;) so it's not much over a minute long:
We had an un-osprey-like wing flicker in the top left, but it must have been, of course:
Well done for finding the visits, Scylla - they were both so brief! Thank you!
Yes it was an osprey wing! lol I think it was possibly Laddie's as he appeared to be the Osprey flying back past the nest before doing a u-turn over the Loch/trees then onto the nest for his first visit.
Its an empty nest, but just check out the colour of the water.
Absolutely beautiful
Richard B