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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.
There wasn't much of a feed for the chicks at all, NC0 mainly eating herself. Little one was being hidden by #1 and appeared to be struggling to get involved - perhaps stuck in the nest cup?
Chick 1 on the left and chick 2
From what I can see after a speedy scroll through, NC0 has been sitting tight since
©SWT/LotL
There's a feed just started and I can hardly believe that #3 has survived - after what NC0 did at the 08:07 feed (which I didn't edit down, sorry):
IMAGICAT
Laddie has arrived and NC0 has taken a break. Chick 3 may be struggling...
I must go. BBL
This is #3 now:
Sandra P said:I must go. BBL
Lunch - may be quicker for you to scroll thru, SANDRA, than rollback.
I'm packing up now.
Yes, scrolling through is much better for me, Scylla
Taken at around 14:10 when NC0 went for a quick break. I notice that the nest cup is looking really soggy!
#3 standing on the left
#3, arrowed, being kept warm between its siblings
I wish some fresh, dry bedding was available! I can't see that there have been any other feeds since lunchtime.
16:19 FISH!!!!
Feed in progress, #3 has just had a bite! NC0 made a deliberate pass onto it
And another
A third bite when NC0 was cleaning up after she'd swallowed the fish tail
She left the nest
During the feed, when NC0 couldn't take off morsel, she offered the fish tail to #2! She continued the feed after
NC0 returned to brood.
I'm so pleased the little one managed to get fed (it swallowed all three pieces offered), bless it!