On the 15th of March the 360 cam went live and an Osprey landed on the nest. It didn't take too long for a pair to begin bonding:
Male: BlueAX6 "Axel" - Ringed at a nest in Glen Affric on 1st July 2016, he was the only survivor of 3 eggs.
Female: Unringed "Mistle" - a very beautiful specimen, according to our long view.
(Unofficial names - LG will decide on names if deemed appropriate.)
This inexperienced couple is bonding well - Axel has been a good provider, they're both enthusiastic nestbuilders, the only element that requires more work is the mating technique.
EDIT 01 JUNE - Axel & Mistle deserted the nest in May, apparently spooked by intruders. As there has been very little activity since then, this thread will continue to the end of the 2021 season, unless dictated otherwise by ospreys.
Photo ©RSPB LochGarten
Cam info kindly provided by Peter @ Carnyx.tv:
There is an identical camera and microphone on this nest as the HD camera at Llyn Clywedog (Osprey). However the nest was struck by lightning. This took out the camera, the camera power supply and the WiFi link back to the centre. We managed to replace the power supply and Wifi but it was too late in the season to climb to the nest.
IMAGICAT
The jury (moi) needs more evidence on whether it's OK to leave the cam on zoom overnight - will Mistle's evening vigil and early-morning start on the campost be visible?
And if we want to ask the VC to leave the cam zoomed out a bit, how do we contact them? The other day Fergus said "if you notice so-and-so please let us know" but we don't have Jess to email any more.
German binoculars which used to be used in the forward hide
Les Carr
CRinger said:Mating attempt. 8 marks out of 10 for Les who wants us to keep a score?
As you know, I've done a couple of vids and they show that he's getting more right than he did. I think there's a good chance of a fertilised egg before it's too late
http://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/things-to-do/wildlife-webcams/loch-of-lowes/
RSPB Giving Nature a Home
15:50 yesterday afternoon - Axel was on a tree perch preening, then he saw Mistle fly to the nest:
I actually did it to show YouTubers a little of the layout of the nest area.
scylla said:The jury (moi) needs more evidence
On this morning's evidence, Moi is on the side of finding the perpetrators guilty of misjudgement - I think Mistle is on the campost but couldn't tell when she arrived.
Les Carr said:
Used to be? Where are they now?
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.