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.
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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.
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Valerie D said:20 minutes Fergus !!!! - arrived at 13:08 and left at 14:10 :)
20 minutes Fergus !!!! - arrived at 13:08 and left at 14:10 :)
I had her for over an hour too, VALERIE - we were extra-favoured
Pretty female, I'd humbly suggest.
I know you've done a wonderful vid, Scylla - I would expect nothing less - but I have rolled back and captured a few stills. She is really a pretty lass! Let's hope we see more of her
13,08 Blue 308(19) f flew in towards the nest, and landed on what I think may be a weeping birch or a truncated birch beyond the nest
Cameraperson was immediately on the controls and zoomed in. Thank you! And we had some lovely close-ups of 308.
A stretch, which I caught, followed by a poop, which I missed!
A bit of preening
A bit more of the same look!
and off she goes
SheilaFE said:I have rolled back and captured a few stills
I would have done some myself, SHEILA, but the change in the weather has made me even hotter and unenergetic than usual
So - thank you very much
It rained:
16 June
I'm all behind due to weather and other stresses.
We had a visitor... I considered cropping part of it (as there was no-one on duty to zoom) but it's too indistinct.
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17 June
No-one up to 09:00.
During the afternoon they had a sweep-around:
That's up to about 15:10.
Taking a break now.
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