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History of Ospreys at Loch of the Lowes
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Arrival dates: Laddie - 21st March NC0 - 25th March
Three eggs laid: Egg #1 - 11.4.21 Egg #2 - 14.4.21 Egg #3 - 17.4.21
Hatch dates: Chick #1 - 18.5.21 (37 days) Chick #2 - 20.5.21 (36 days) Chick #3 - 22.5.21 (35 days)
25.5.21 - Third chick passed away
22.6.21 - Chicks ringed: #1 - LR1 (female) #2 - LR2 (male)
Ringing Blog: Meet out newly ringed osprey chicks - LR1 and LR2
26.6.21 - NC0 catches a fish
PT4(19) arrives back in the UK. Blog by Joanna Dailey: An important visitor - Kielder Ospreys
9.7.21 - LR1 fledged at 52 days old, 17:01. Blog: First Osprey Chick LR1 Fledges
Blog: We have lift off
12.7.21 - LR2 fledged at 53 days old, c17:40. Blog: LR2 fledges
15.8.21 - LR1 migrated at 89 days old. Blog: LR1 has left on migration
22.8.21 - NC0 migrated. Blog: NC0 has left on migration
FR2(15) seen back in Scotland for the first time: Link
Laddie and LR2 migrated. Last seen on the nest: Laddie - 25.8.21 (c20:32), LR2 (98 do) - 26.8.21 (c20:08)
Blog: Farewell LM12 and LR2
Blog: Osprey Watch 2021 - a look at the data
3.9.21 - LR2 sighted in Southern Spain
25.10.21 - LR2 still in Southern Spain
As the 2021 Osprey season at Loch of the Lowes enters its final stage, it is reassuring to know how very well LR1 and LR2 are faring in the build-up to their first migration. Laddie (LM12) and NC0 (who, it is thought, will soon start her long journey south) are continuing to provide for, and protect, these wonderful (and loud!), young juveniles. Last month, it was fantastic to see the confidence in both LR1 and LR2 when they took to the sky for the first time, as well as watching them practise their spectacular diving skills into the Loch - sights to behold! With only a short number of precious weeks that we have remaining viewing Laddie, NC0 and their family on the webcam, let us hope everything continues to go well.
12:58 Laddie with another fish, LR2 pounced on it after grabbing his dad's talons! lol LR1 was still enjoying her meal so had no need to make a claim on the new one
LR2 was unaware that Laddie was approaching with a fish
Then the realisation!
SWT/LotL
13:01 LR2 took his fish off the nest
13:23 LR1 left with her one
13:29 LR1 back with her fish
It's good to see fish deliveries back on track at the nest after a sparse day yesterday
BFN
14:57 While LR1 was still eating her fish, Laddie arrived with another. There were no takers so he flew off with it
She warned him off from her fish
Within a minute or two, LR2 landed on the perch and then moved onto the nest - fish calling!
Will Laddie redeliver the fish?
©SWT/LotL
15:17 LR2 found a piece of discarded fish skin and decided to tuck into that
15:26 LR2 gave up, probably a bit too tough to eat. He picked it up a couple of times to move it aside
15:45 After having her fill of the fish (well, she had been dining on it for almost 3 and a half hours!), LR1 flew from the nest leaving the remainder on there. LR2 was delighted to begin his feast on it!
He took it off nest 15:47ish
17:06 LR2 made a brief appearance on the perch, still with his fish (right talons).
19:20 A Raven was pottering around on the nest and eventually found the discarded fish skin. It sounded very brittle as 'he' tried to break pieces off to eat.
20:40 LR1 landed on the nest still with a sizeable crop
She was joined by LR2 10 minutes or so later
Both were calling for fish
21:04 LR1 flew off
21:11 LR2 had moved onto the perch
21:20 He's still there and extremely quiet!
At around 21:33, Laddie delivered a fish to an empty nest, LR2 had flown away from the perch seconds before and headed over to the birch area. He and LR1 followed Laddie to the nest from that area, with his sibling landing first.
She made a half-hearted attempt to claim the fish before LR2 arrived.
Laddie stood away and, for a second or two, the juveniles looked at the fish before LR2 picked it up once Laddie had left.
He flew off the nest with it.
LR1 fish called for a short while then flew off from the nest
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LR1 came back 5 minutes after leaving calling for fish
She stayed for around 5 minutes before heading off to the birch area at 21:55ish
ENS since then