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
And the final two fish - Louis surpassed himself bringing six today, the family couldn't eat them all and three big pieces remain on the nest as night cam switched on.
16.21.46 Fish number five, headless BT
18.14.29 Fish number six, whole BT
Too many fish!
Roy Dennis talks about his support for Conservation Without Border's Flight of the Osprey expedition:
patily said:Well I have no idea what to do I can see RD but no way can I hear him
Hi Patily, the volume is working okay for me. Either has your computing device got no volume on or the video, has the volume been accidentally hit to off on screen? Other than that I don’t know ?
Sorry you're having this problem, Patily. I just checked the sound and it's fine for me. Have you checked you've got both the video clip volume on high and also the volume on whatever device you're using? Anyone else having this problem?
Saturday 13th
Message from Liz Bracken: Bunarkaig Nest Update
Very early this morning, in thick mist, I headed round to Bunarkaig hoping to get some long distance footage of the osprey family round there. Not long after I arrived the male came in with a fish. I hadn't quite finished setting up but got some shaky footage of him arriving (which I haven't posted) but I thought he looked a lot like Prince. On closer inspection of some other footage I took of the female feeding Fishy, I noticed she was sporting a blue ring on her left leg! Unfortunately impossible to read it as very grainy and only a fleeting glimpse. She also resembles Affric but difficult to be sure of course. Fishy did a bit of wingercising once full of fish, so I've posted a couple of videos. I don't know if he's fledged yet but possibly not, judging by his bunny hops.
You may remember that Prince and Affric visited nest 1 in 2021 and again earlier this year but chose elsewhere to raise their offspring. My hunch is Bunarkaig .
Here are the links to two of the videos taken this morning:
(The adult's ring is visible at 47 and 54 seconds in but you'll need to be quick to spot it)
Today's videos - the three fish remnants left on the nest overnight were still there this morning. One by one they were claimed by the three females, in age order.
06.40 Dorcha fancies leftovers for breakfast
07.09 Willow’s also happy with leftovers for breakfast
07.39 Sarafina snaffles the last leftover fish
Louis delivered the first fresh fish at lunchtime, and the next one a couple of hours later.
12.34.10 Fish number one, headless BT (zoomed)
14.57.18 Fish number two, headless BT. Sarafina looking at something overhead that's bothering her, before eating.