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:She is lying very low in the nest, looks pretty eggy
Precisely - here's the run-up - note she was ot responsive to Axel's final early attempt:
Half a tree gets delivered, not quite the required soft furnishings
Just had a look back, its not a new branch, its just one thats been moved, now its in the way of the cup.
Richard B
Good Morning RICHARD They were both on the nest but it looks like Axel(?) is gone now
C RSPB Loch Garten
I haven't heard her fish calling for a few days even though I've not seen a fish in a while. Maybe the buzz from the feed just drowns it out?
Well, whoever it was had a fish and a blue ring...will post some snaps...maybe it was him??
(c) RSPB Loch Garten