I think this will be an interesting season at Loch Arkaig - who is going to take residence is the big question?
For me it doesn't matter who, just as long as the nest is occupied.
LINK TO 2021 THREAD
LINK TO LOCH ARKAIG OSPREYS WEBSITE
EJ's Memorial Balgavies Loch Ospreys 2023
OMG!!!!! Tawny Owl strikes and pulls Willow off the nest!!!!
00.32.38 Tawny Owl strike in slo-mo
Blue LW5 returned to the nest safely at 07:55
Valerie
Tawny Owl strike 00.32
Louis brings a fish, Sarafina is alone on the nest, but Dorcha returns soon afterwards. Sarafina takes the fish. No sign of Willow since the strike.
She's back! What a relief, Willow returns 07.55.
Morning all, it was a busy day, with more intruder alerts - at one time Liz B could see five Ospreys through her scope, but no intruder showed up on camera. And the US Air Force had a very noisy flypast of both nests with four jets instead of the usual two RAF jets. Speculation is they're training Ukrainian pilots - as we're all still here, I conclude it wasn't for active hostilities in the UK! Here are the rest of yesterday's videos.
Flypast by USAF jets 09.12
Fish number two, whole BT 11.50.49
Fish number three, whole BT 16.54.27
Fish number four, whole BT 17.58.43