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!
If this is what you get Sandra just click on the white arrow in the middle of the screen and it should play.
The link is - Forestry Commission Aberfoyle Osprey Cam (camvista.com)
Richard B
Many thanks for that, Richard, your link worked
I usually watch it (and Tweed Valley) on these links - both are showing blank screens and no central arrow
https://forestryandland.gov.scot/visit/forest-parks/queen-elizabeth-forest-park/aberfoyle-ospreys
https://forestryandland.gov.scot/visit/forest-parks/tweed-valley-forest-park/the-tweed-valley-osprey-project
Sandra P said:I'm unable to get the LS for both Aberfoyle and Tweed Valley, only a blank, grey screen.
Aberfoyle was fine here for the usual up-time all day, SANDRA. I don't view it on-screen, my downloader senses the stream in the background.
Sorry to disappoint you (and me!) RICHARD - the stick was already sticking up at opening time and no-one knocked it down
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I didn't even find a little bird all day
IMAGICAT
It wasn't there looking at your clip from yesterday Scylla, so happened last night or early morning. All very strange
17 May
Uninterrupted all day, and no activity whatsoever apart from that stick! Ithought someone might have stepped on the end of it that we can't see, but in the third snap down we can see the near end of it, we'd have been able to see any clumsy oaf's plates o' meat
18 May
Another day of no birds whatsoever, and the stick merely wobbled in the wind (and it was quite windy).
19 May
Wheatear ???
scylla said:Wheatear ???
I'd say so scylla