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
Vera's getting very possessive about the nest, tried to push Captain off a couple of days ago. She keeps turning up and shouting! Unlike Doddie, who last had a fish on the nest on Friday at 13.01, last seen on the nest yesterday at 05.46
18.05 Fish number five delivered, Louis brought another mackerel, Captain gets this one too
Vera checking out the purple heather
And a reminder of the nest the day after camera switch-on
http://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/things-to-do/wildlife-webcams/loch-of-lowes/
RSPB Giving Nature a Home
Thank you all, Ian and Geemeff and Korky and Patily for your observations. Yes, mmm ..... wonder if indeed Captain as set off and is somewhere further south in England
Unknown said:Thank you all, Ian and Geemeff and Korky and Patily for your observations. Yes, mmm ..... wonder if indeed Captain as set off and is somewhere further south in England
Cirrus, it is JJ6 (Doddie) who hasn't been on the nest since early Saturday morning. JJ7 (Captain) & JJ8 (Vera) have both been on the nest this morning. Ian
Who is this llone figure? Clearly doesn't want their identity easily known
Fly safe young Doddie if you are on your way south
C WT Loch Arkaig