Inspired by Janni, who cleverly noted the cam was up and running on 1 March, and filled with hope for this nest for 2021, here's the new thread!
Link to 2020 thread
In 2017, her first breeding season. Clarach (hatched Dyfi in 2013) mated with an unknown male, laying 3 eggs. The third chick hatched/died 15th June, the other two on 12th and 13th June. Male LHO took his first flight 4th August, Male LH1 9th August. Clarach departed 1st September, LHO 3rd, LH1 12th September.
Clarach came back in 2018 but sadly lost her eggs to ravens. In 2019, she returned on 10 April, and partnered first with White CL, a 2008 bird hatched at Loch Lomond. He disappeared and was replaced by an unringed male on 3 May, and Clarach was seen to be incubating by 6 May (who was the daddy...?!). But she'd abandoned the nest by the end of May and Dyfi posted that her eggs had been predated. It was difficult to keep up with the nest as the webcam failed but FLS posted updates on their Facebook page. Staff thought the male hadn't been providing her with fish on the nest, as he had another nest to provision! In 2020, hope was raised when a few ospreys dropped by in April and May, including White CL, at one point on the nest with an unringed female. The Lodge Facebook page posted a great photo by Sami in April which was thought to be Clarach. After that, lots of osprey-less photos were posted comparing the rise and fall of the webcam, the state of the sticks on the nest, the sinkage of the nest (great word Mary) and the weather.
Let's see what happens this year!
Sandra P said:Same pair as yesterday?
Yes, if the unringed female is the same bird ;) I'm just doing a vid.
(Hope Olaf doesn't mind me butting in. I usually wait till the download has ended but am managing to edit it without stopping it.)
IMAGICAT
Delayed by trying to figure out the copyright info.
Not quite straightforward on the nest today - is this the "right" female? (This was all I got up to the time of my last post):
©Forestry&LandScotland, Aberfoyle
Sandra I checked my short video but didn't got the sequence when the male was there...but it was the same unbanded female >>
But Syllas video after my snap shot of the male in front has it! Female behind him...well done THX
Watching Scylla's vid at 2m45s, there three birds in the kerfuffle
Bird flying in the background, unringed on the nest
Wing on the top right
Wing again on the right-hand side, white CL on the left
Just off the lower right side of the nest heading down
©F&LS
Well spotted Miss Marple/Sandra
Thank You for doing the video Scylla
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