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Arrival dates: Laddie - 21st March NC0 - 25th March
Three eggs laid:
11.4.21 (10:18) - NC0 lays an egg
14.4.21 (08:04) - NC0 lays her second egg
17.4.21 (07:41) - NC0 lays her third egg
Hatch dates
Chick #1 - 18.5.21 (37 days) Early hours The first chick has hatched at Loch of the Lowes
Chick #2 - 20.5.21 (36 days) 1:16am The second chick has hatched at Loch of the Lowes
Chick #3 - 22.5.21 (35 days) The third chick has hatched at Loch of the Lowes
25.5.21 - Chick 3 passed away Sad news about our third chick
Absolutely delighted to have watched three precious eggs being laid. Laddie and NC0 have perfected their incubation duties and, through trying times during April, defended them and the nest from multiple intruding Ospreys. Hopefully, it will not be too long until we see three chicks being cared for by their super parents.
Good morning Scylla and all. Lovely early morning coverage, thank you!
7:45 NC0 continuing to incubate
It's still rather windy
©SWT/LotL
IMAGICAT
Thanks Scylla. It came back on just after 16:05 New URL
NC0 incubating
These from this morning (up until 11:45) that I found while looking through footage during my early lunch break. Due to time restraints, I was unable to post them at the time.
9:20(ish) Laddie brought a stick
Laddie took over incubation
9:35(ish) Laddie had began to chip and was on alert while on incubation duty. NC0 returned to the nest and settled onto the eggs almost straight away
Laddie took flight
He came back just after 10:30, stayed a few minutes on the nest before leaving. NC0 was fish calling during his short visit
Around 11:35, when NC0 was still incubating, there was distant chipping, I assume from Laddie.
I have nothing else due to the cam going down this afternoon
billy r said:Laddie doesn't seem to have been around today unless he was at nest when cam went down
We posted at almost the same time, Billy
I've not seen Laddie either since the cam came back on
Just before 21:10, NC0 made a couple of contact calls and left the nest. She could be seen taking a lovely flight around the area, at one point even flying over the nest heading towards the birch. She skimmed the water just before landing on the perch (contact calling again) and then settled to incubate
Nightcam came on and there has still been no sign of Laddie (as at 22:20)
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