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
No-one seen since that flight from the campost in the dark.
10 out of 10 for trying, Axel Two goes here! But dear Mistle seems completely mystified by the snow, she's made no effort to find the nestcup.
OMG! Snowing again heavily
C RSPB Loch Garten
Oh dear, such a sad and cold sight for the end of the first week of May. This looks more like the end of the last week of March.
On the plus side (glass half full) it's stopped snowing, and the snow is no longer clinging to the branches on the surrounding trees - compare above pics.
Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/
We had a nervous visit by Mistle - what is this cold wet white stuff!
09.49
ventures slowly towards the cup
A few seconds later she'd had enough and was back on the rim
09.52 she flew off
10.40 the cam was misting a bit
19 seconds later she returned, and the cam zoomed immediately!
She is tentatively sitting just below the rim, and calling. Axel in view? with fish?