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!
Unknown said:No ghosts, no ospreys
All the full-quota on-cam day - not a soul
IMAGICAT
WhiteCL arrived just after opening time and the unringed female followed shortly after:
10:00 they had a 5-minute flyabout, then the female twiddled a stick or two and he had a semi-seen fidget in the nestcup, then a mating, then a break - then on 'n off the nest, not doing a great deal but sometimes looking up until 15:15.
I intended to do you more snaps but am toooo hot !!!
After a sad day with the news from Lyln Brenig and the struggles at LoTL here is some better news,
Just taken at Aberfoyle - 1545
© FLS Aberfoyle
Richard B
Still about at 1620
One way to take in the view!
©F&LS
01 May - she brought a fish and passed it over to him, don't know who originally caught it. Then offs 'n ons and matings, final departure shortly before shut-down.
Birdies LG DU update.
Mike B said:I have been advised that the nest is actually level and thus fit for purpose!
Fit for the birds' purpose, Mike, but not for ours, as we can't see the nest floor at all now - not that we ever could see much. This is what I'm talking about:
Despite my major Windows crash I got 6h26m of cam but this was the only bird found: