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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.
13:35
No feed. NC0 took a couple of nibbles for herself and then left for a quick break. This taken on her return
©SWT/LotL
Laddie arrived and took the fish away
BBL
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RSPB Giving Nature a Home
Unringed intruder 15:25
2013 photos & vids here
eff37 on Flickr
Laddie chasing intruder away.. Seems calmer now.
C LoL
Thanks Lynette, it must have come very close to the nest again when Lowes had zoomed in on her, Laddie, chicks and egg as NC0 gave a determined flap, that's when Laddie went off to defend, taking the returned fish with him. He came back again and left the fish on the nest before leaving off again
NC0 flapping, Laddie about to take off
Laddie's return
He went again to defend
15:48 Feed in progress but hard to see who getting what due to NC0's position (chick 2 was up front)
Both were seen to have full crops when NC0 ended the feed (chick 2 zonked out!)
There's still plenty of the fish remaining on the nest for the next feed