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 arriving with huge crop...
Here she is again
(c) WT Loch Arkaig
Fish number three 18.22.50 - she should be well stocked for the journey! Whenever it happens...
Sunny intervals and a northerly wind forecast for tomorrow, heavy rain on Monday, means tomorrow should be a good day for travelling, so here's another 'just in case' potential final look at JJ8 video as she departs the nest, fishtail stuck to her foot, at 18.37 tonight. Goodnight all..
JJ8 is on the nest at 06.19, picks up the old bit of flounder and starts to eat it, I just hope it doesn’t make her ill. After wiring in she flew off with a piece of it in her talons at 06.40.
EJ's Memorial Balgavies Loch Ospreys 2023
MaryGK said:
Packed lunch, Mary? Yum....!
A small raptor visits, possibly a Sparrowhawk
Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/