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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.
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The third chick has hatched at Loch of the Lowes
8:06 NC0 has gone on a comfort break
8:08 Chipping heard
Laddie arrived with fish after NC0 came back (she landed on the perch) - both were seen flying from the birch area
Edit - an unzoomed feed in progress, all three chicks eating
When the feed had finished, NC0 left the remainder of the fish on the edge before settling to brood
SWT/LotL
It is Karen! :)
8:40 Laddie landed and found the leftover fish piece. He stayed on the nest to finish it off
9:22 Laddie to the nest, chipping mantling
©SWT/LotL
No threat seen. He took flight after a couple of minutes, sounding off more chipping calls before he left
9:43 NC0 very vocal. She left the nest.
Returned after a little while with a stick
Placed at the front of the nest
Awww, sooo sweet
patily said:#3 is bound to be OK SCYLLA Don't forget they have absorbed the egg sac and will be doing fine on that for some time
I wasn't worried, PATILY, just describing what happened
I was very sketchy with this morning's get-go because I was doing something else and knew SANDRA would give us the details.
That intruder is back, if NC0's behaviour is anything to go by - she was screaming (but my sound muted) and mantling while sitting on the osplets.
IMAGICAT