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
Geemeff said:I keep imagining every glimpse of JJ8 is the last - I've got a big file of unlisted youtube videos all labelled 'possible final sighting'! JJ6 took me by surprise, leaving so early - I've got a video of him receiving a fish on the 15th, but it ends shortly before he left the nest for the last time so I don't have the final sighting of him on the nest. However, we do have those marvellous pictures of him fishing in Somerset, which makes up for it.
Oh how I emphathise, Geemeff
IMAGICAT
JJ8/Verawith bulging crop, callingfor more fish
C WT Loch Arkaig
JJ8-Vera arrived on the nest this morning at 05.59 where she stayed calling until 06.41....
Just in case this is the last time we see Vera - I did a video of her arrival on the nest and departure
I think Louis will have to change tactics because as long as he brings her fish I think she will stay
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Louis delivered a fish to JJ8 at 09.18 hmmmm she will never go at this rate.
That was a 20 minute fish - down goes the tail
and she calls for more while she flies off at 09.43
It certainly is Ian and Louis was out of there quickly
Just in case this is the last fish delivery
12.50, JJ8 is on the nest as a flat fish is delivered. 12.55, she flies off with it. Ian