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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.
IMAGICAT
Excellent news about the second pip! Thanks Scylla.
Just scrolled to footage of bob's feed earlier...the starting of it could be seen
Egg 2 is at 35 days
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Laddie's just arrived back to the nest
NC0 is being very vocal...!
Sandra P said:NC0 is being very vocal...!
I think she was telling him to go get more fish - but she's still got some on the nest and is up and eating now, and offering to osplet.
Catching up.
There was another feed at around 14:00 Cam had zoomed onto the chick and eggs after a vocal NC0 had been brooding/incubating. She got up and moved away from the nest cup. I think Laddie had possibly visited as when cam zoomed out a little bit, she had a headless fish and began to feed bob #1. Egg tooth could be seen moving through the hole of the second egg.
When the feed was over, NC0 left the remainder of the fish and settled to brood
14:55ish, NC0 took a break, cam zoomed in
NC0 returned a settled straight back down on bob and eggs
15:25ish, NC0 began another feed from the remaining fish that was lying on the nest. NC0 swallowed the fish tail at the end of the feed
Laddie paid a brief visit around 15:45
At 16:10, NC0 took another break - something spooked her! She made alarm calls and shot off the nest. Distant chipping could be heard
NC0 was away from the nest for around 3 minutes or so
Present scene at 16:48
17:30 Pip progression