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
Unknown said:
SheilaFE said: I thought that usually all fish were delivered to the nest, and then taken away to eat, but perhaps I'm wrong or it's different for a new bond.
Yes, that is my understanding, too. Deliveries to the nest, not to a tree. And I do wish they would make reports to augment what we see...
I analysed 12 years of data collected from the LG nest and all fish, without exception, were delivered to the nest.
Some people think Ospreys are a matter of life and death. I don't like that attitude. I can assure them it is much more serious than that.
We're mended
CRinger said:
CC said:
Apologies - I just re-checked my data - it was 16 years I analysed and not 12 . A total of 7, 032 fish - all delivered to the nest. An average of 439 fish a year. I have said it before and I will say it again - God bless the LG volunteers and their log books!
16:30 FISH - cam flipped to right way up but timeline and menu upside-down, of course:
A very respectable effort, Axel
Look at that crop, just from eating the head
CRinger said:I just re-checked my data - it was 16 years I analysed and not 12 . A total of 7, 032 fish - all delivered to the nest. An average of 439 fish a year. I have said it before and I will say it again - God bless the LG volunteers and their log books!
Well played to you, CRINGER !!!
Birdies LG DU update.
Les Carr
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