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
Korky said
Miss Piggy got another fish
Miss Piggy is getting ready for a long journey, but even she can't all eat the fish by herself. After Louis delivered fish number four (Silver Tourist), she ate a bit of it then went back to the remains of fish number two (mackerel), before departing at 20.34 leaving the remains of fishes two and four on the nest. The flatfish (fish number three) was pretty lively, for a moment it looked like it might flap off the nest too, but she put her foot firmly on it this time and seems to have eaten all of it.
The nest tonight
Fish number three, very lively flatfish 17.35.37
patily said:The scene is the same as GEMEFF'slast night 2 remains of fish Does that mean nobodydbeen to the nest yet No time to sroll back
According to WT chat JJ8 arrived at 07.10 and no others have been on the nest this morning. She is currently on the nest eating from the leftover fish. Ian
Louis delivered a Mackerel? to JJ8 at 15.38
EJ's Memorial Balgavies Loch Ospreys 2023
Richard B
Wow, that's amazing!
And even better: Two fish in 45 minutes - Doddie's as good as his old dad! Andrew Kirby @Andrewkirby18 goes on to say: Catching, Two fish in about 45 minutes. Not bad for a juvenile. I've retweeted Doddie's photos, it's fabulous news, and a complete vindication of the ringing process!
https://twitter.com/geemeff/status/1297990912639930369