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
SheilaFE said:We need an expert!
When I did the "whole day from 06:00" vid I was going to direct it at CRINGER, cos he'd been missing - and he still is !!! And LES hasn't popped in for ages, or at least not posted.
Les Carr
Good to see you, Les, and to know you're on form
But to some of us, "watching" birds all day is very hard work, as well as a sheer delight... most of the time... but not here, now
I'm packing up for a while. Please let there be good news when I return - but I'm not hopeful, as our couple was so easily scared away.
Well I say that, but who knows if they were "easily" scared away, we don't know what went on off-cam.
Such a shame to not see this pair back on the nest, after what was a promising start and especially after Axel got the hang of the mating thing, I thought we were all set for a great season. How wrong I was, what a shame they were both spooked by that intrusions but as has been said. so very strange that neither have been seen at all! You never know, miracles do happen, I will keep everything crossed still
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
No sign of anyone whatsoever.
patily said:Really thought Mistle was the ONE to step into the shoes of our beloved EJ
Me too, PATILY - and I kept comparing Axel's matings to Odin at his rampant best.
Time for me to pack up. It would be so marvellous to see encouraging reports when I get back.
I’m not sure the webcam is working properly, I can’t get it to playback but the time clock is still ticking.
Update - turned the PC off and on and all seems to be OK, not that there is anything to report.