August is the month when we've seen the Loch Arkaig ospreys depart on their journey south. We've enjoyed watching them this year - the wonderful parenting skills of Aila and Louis, and the antics of their 3 chicks, Captain, Vera and Doddie.
Mary GK did an absolutely wonderful video summarising the 2020 season. Thank you so much Mary! And here is Geemeff's great compilation, thank you!
2020 last dates:
Doddie JJ6 was last seen at the nest on Saturday 15th August 2020
Aila was last seen on Saturday 22nd August 2020
Captain JJ7 was last seen on Sunday 23rd August 2020
Vera JJ8 was last seen on Saturday 5 September.
An unidentified osprey was seen off camera on Sunday 6 September eating a fish. This could well have been Louis, having arrived and found no Vera around to feed.
Doddie JJ6 was videod and photographed fishing for over a fortnight at Avalon Marshes in Somerset
Link to July 2020 thread
Link to Youtube channel
Link to Woodland Trust Loch Arkaig page/webcam feed
Fingers crossed, Ian
Ian S said:Thanks for the updates everyone. Just a quick post, I had to get a new hard drive, I got my laptop back yesterday evening and am currently re-setting everything up. I expect normal service to resume on Thursday providing all goes well. Ian
Second fish has been delivered, by Aila! At 10.08.32
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And here's fish number one from 06.27.59
Fish number three, whole trout 15.58.32, delivered by Louis and Doddie gets it
Who goes there?
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Fish number four, a headless flatfish delivered by Louis at19.13.37 Vera grabs it but seems to turn her nose up at it, and walks away. Captain can't believe his luck, grabs it and starts tucking in.
A video from very early morning:
And a final video from me, Doddie and Vera having a quiet evening chat 21.02. Goodnight..
JJ7 attempting to swallow a fish tail and shouting for a different fish Somebody seemed to be answering him in the distance He has now flown
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05.23, JJ8 is on the nest for a fish delivery. Louis had to abort his original landing as he was being followed in very closely by JJ7. Louis did a wide arc in front of the nest before coming in again. JJ8 took the fish, JJ7 didn't try to get it.. Ian
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