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
Fish number five, six and seven
Fish numbers five & six
Fish number seven
And a swoopy zoom-in of Captain's zigzag flight into the heather at 11.50
Final video: Fish number eight, headless trout delivered by Louis 20.47.40
06.16 Nothing much happening so far this morning, a songbird visited and someone did a flypast but didn't stop
Osprey flypast 05.33.57
Little songbird visits the nest 05.07.21
Taking it in turns to call for breakfast
C WT Loch Arkaig
Yoga and yelling
(c) WT Loch Arkaig
Then there were 3
This snap for no reason other than they will be embarking on their first migration before we know it. From left to right (& age order) JJ6, JJ8 & JJ7. Ian
(c) THE WOODLAND TRUST, LOCH ARKAIG OSPREY PROJECT - POST CODE LOTTERY
10.35 JJ6 and I think it was JJ7 we’re lying on the nest when something scared them JJ7 practically tumbled off the nest.
https://youtu.be/rFXFqcZNRUc
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EJ's Memorial Balgavies Loch Ospreys 2023
Vera , Doddie (and is it Doddie or Dohdie) and what is the name of the third juvie please? Thank you Ian Korky and Patily and Geemeff for your videos