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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.
21:04 Laddie returned with the fish.
©SWT/LotL
Both chicks up for another top-up
A solo feed for #2
NC0 took a break
And returned to brood
©SWT/Lotl
Present scene at 21:32 The tail end of the fish remains on the nest
21:38 Laddie back to the nest...and fish
21:40
Sandra P said:
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Laddie brooding his chicks a short time ago
Thank you, SANDRA - I might not have had time to go thru carefully and notice it for myself.
Had to do a little "study" of Laddie's behaviour, he spent more time thinking about it than doing it, and the osplets were so keen to snuggle under - but first, note NC0's ravenousness before she flew with the fish
IMAGICAT
22:00 NC0 took charge of the remnants of fish and fed herself. #1 did stand up for a feed but I don't think she offered it any. She did battle with the fish skin and ended up carrying it in her left talons to the nest cup when she resumed brooding the bobs
Sandra P said:There were some beautiful close ups of chicks 1&2 just after 15:00
I'm not sure if this is exactly the same occasion because there had been so much buffering going on that YouTube started playing nightcam again - so I salvaged this from the download, which was all in bits too. Anyway, it's nice to have a little movie of #1 being dominant and #2 being long-suffering
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