LOCH ARKAIG - THE WOODLAND TRUST - APRIL 2021 to END OF FEBRUARY 2022

Scylla
Look at the black line down the chest and belly.
The male black line is wider and goes down past the legs.
The female black line narrows and stops before or between the legs.

Thank you Scylla and Richard! Will amend the description.

New BBC series about Scottish land ownership, I clipped the bit in Episode 2 featuring WT and Loch Arkaig.

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Thanks for that Scylla. I'll steer well clear.

scylla said:

Geemeff said:

New BBC series about Scottish land ownership, I clipped the bit in Episode 2 featuring WT and Loch Arkaig

Just from a quick browse of your clip, GEEMEFF - I think the horrifying is still outweighing the hopeful.  Thanks anyway

it's a very sad situation, and astonishing to think it's still happening in the 21st century. Hopefully the new law on mandatory disclosure of land ownship will help, and perhaps some of those tax haven companies might be embarrassed enough to sell up allowing locals or organisations like WT and the Langholm initiative to acquire it for all of us and for wildlife.

Just heard, confirmed by George, that the Osprey nest at the end of this video clip belongs to Louis & Dorcha! This is where they raised their chicks #Aspen (LW3) and #Alder (LW4)!

The clip by Jack Harries shows him climbing Louis' Scots Pine tree to collect pinecones for the SeedProject  for treesforlifeuk  

Geemeff said:

the Osprey nest at the end of this video clip belongs to Louis & Dorcha!

Thank you!  I tried to make a snap of the whole nest but the camera swept by "on a slope" plus the light changed, so it wouldn't work - but you get some idea  

Scylla

In reply to Geemeff:

Geemeff said:

the Osprey nest at the end of this video clip belongs to Louis & Dorcha!

Thank you!  I tried to make a snap of the whole nest but the camera swept by "on a slope" plus the light changed, so it wouldn't work - but you get some idea

Nice one Scylla! That's a pretty decent cut&paste giving a good view of the nest.

Unknown said:

Scylla
Look at the black line down the chest and belly.
The male black line is wider and goes down past the legs.
The female black line narrows and stops before or between the legs.

Missed this, RICHARD !!!  Thank you very much, I had no idea

A couple of years ago we used to get very good views of Great Tits on the LG feeder - I noticed then that some had very "messy" black stripes, like mottling, and I assumed that any variation was random.  I hope we get some close-ups soon, while I still remember

ARKAIG CAM TODAY

It seems to have caught an infection from Poole Harbour - not the thumbnail you can see, that's just the arty zoom: