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!
Is it up to us to report sightings to Roy Dennis? Or maybe we should alert Aberfoyle, as that ring popped into view so briefly they could easily have missed it when they reviewed their footage - if they did.
(I pinned a comment on YouTube with the 600 info, thanking "Valerie".)
18 June
In contrast, no birds whatsoever all day up to the usual cut-off.
IMAGICAT
19 June
WhiteCL was on the nest, doing nothing much:
Confirmation as he flew up to the campost:
20 June
Both visited at lunchtime:
A fly-in and stopover for just 3 minutes in the afternoon:
21 June
WhiteCL came in with a stick and spent 4 minutes on the nest - no further appearances by shut-down.
22 June
FISH !!! !!! !!!
And it was handed over without fuss. WhiteCL flew shortly after, his missiz just stood there and we couldn't see whether she still had the fish... until she flew at last and we got a single-frame shot as she left the picture:
27.6.21
Osprey on the nest (14:35 real time)
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