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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.
23:23 Completely free at last... From l-r: chicks 2, 1 and 3
SWT/LotL
Snippets from #3's hatch saga (but not nearly such a saga as other osplets have undergone):
We're still a-bufferin' every so often
IMAGICAT
patily said:Good news about #3 after suchbad news from Wales
Yes, PATILY, just what we needed. And they're all 3 up now for a feed, Laddie having just brought a fish that we couldn't see very well but not such a tiddler as yesterday.
See if I can get a shot... ... ...
Hmm, well, whopper it ain't:
First bite to #1:
#1 & #2 got bites but I didn't see #3 get any, I'll check thru to the end. Feed over for now.
Richard B
#3 did get a teeny morsel but soon fell over and wasn't involved thereafter.
7:50 Distant chipping. I hope yesterday's intruder isn't back again!
Edit - good morning all. Super vid Scylla, thank you