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
10 July
Forlorn sight, for Osprey watchers:
Late in the day, a closer view of the nest - with a little circle of grass in the middle, waiting for EJ to tamp it down
There have been a few outages today and since 21:45 the cam has been buffering... I think it's recovered now.
scylla said:I've emailed Carnyx re cam, which is still down.
Reply - "Heavy rain caused electrical issues. An electrician should be onsite Monday".
I'm just checking for the nestcam - no luck - but find that the FEEDER is up 'n running
14 July
Feeder
Hasty snaps
See, RICHARD? This is where I learnt my Siskins and they wosn't brown
More yellowy:
Chaffie queued up for quite a while:
Delighted to see the feeder is back! I'd love to see a crestie.
The squirrels are still on camera. Super cute!
Unknown said:I'd love to see a crestie.
Me too! I particularly looked for one but none appeared. I always think of them as early and late birds, and maybe not too often seen mid-season either, but I'm not sure about any of that.
I think the colours of this cam are a bit "off" and there's quite a bit of glare too.
Wood Pigeon's "collar" is too white:
scylla said: I always think of them as early and late birds, and maybe not too often seen mid-season either, but I'm not sure about any of that.
scylla I think you're right re the cresties. I was up in the LG area in May and was told that it's not the season to see them as they're high up in the canopy on nests/eggs/chicks. Let's hope the cam stays working this winter (sorry to mention the W word...)