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!
No more osprey visits up to 16:42 camtime, but I think this was a male Common Crossbill with partner, they were on the nest for over 3 minutes:
IMAGICAT
Richard B
That is lovely to see those Crossbills Scylla - Thank You.
EJ's Memorial Balgavies Loch Ospreys 2023
No evidence of sticks being added, or further sinkage
(c) WT Aberfoyle Ospreys
No-one seen on the nest all day, no snow or any untoward weather.
(The Aberfoyle day for us is 10:00-16:30, more or less.)
Yesterday we got "all day", according to nestclock 09:49-16:42 - nothing bigger than a Coal Tit appeared, this one was on-cam twice for a few seconds each time: