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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.
Both looked skyward but there didn't appear to be any threat. NC0 left the nest and Laddie stood guard for a little while before he took flight.
As soon as he had gone, #1 decided to show its dominance!
NC0 returned and #1 thought it would be a good idea to continue its scrap!
©SWT/LotL
17:27 NC0 shouting
17:35 She's still shouting in between her preening session. I wonder if she'd been for a bath on her last break away from the nest?
If she did bathe, she may need another one - this was a direct hit! lol
17:50 And she continues...!
BFN
20:20 There was another fish delivery from Laddie! Goodness me, he's done so well today!
Look at the size of that!
Good sized crops on both chicks
Laddie came back to the nest and retrieved the remainder of the fish just before 20:50
21:30 Laddie returned the fish. NC0 had been demanding that it should be brought back!
Chick #2 was ready for a top-up