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!
Aberfoyle
Momentous 17 June
What a shock I got - and what an unexpected addition to workload
It even crossed my mind that old footage had been sent out with the current timeline on it!
Intruder:
IMAGICAT
Richard B
009 died before fledging, sadly. I believe this ring is 600, on upside down. Also, the ring is on the left leg here.
Unknown said:009 died before fledging, sadly. I believe this ring is 600, on upside down. Also, the ring is on the left leg here.
Well I never I dismissed 600 purely because 009 was familiar... I should have kept scrolling! However, 600 is not there. That'll teach me (I hope!), thank you, ALISON
scylla said:
The confusion might also be because two-year-old Poole female 019 recently turned up on the Glaslyn nest! Maybe that was what threw you, scylla. Anyway, no problem, it's a great video.
Scylla as I said elsewhere Blue 600 is known because Chris Wood saw in the Gambia , it is a 2019 bird returning which is lovely , hatched in the Loch Lomond area and yes should be reported to Roy Dennis , remember the list online is 'unofficial' and is not complete by any means , all sightings should be reported whether on that list or not , Roy will then inform the ringer that 'their' osprey has been seen , for a lot of young ringers this is very exciting for them .
Valerie