LOCH ARKAIG - THE WOODLAND TRUST - MARCH 2022 TO END OF FEBRUARY 2023

Geemeff said:

difficulty telling Louis and Dorcha apart. This is a short clip I put together

That's excellent Geemeff, thank you. Please could you travel electronically over to Loch Garten and help ID the female there? Mistle??

Dorcha was chilling out on thenest some minutes ago when Louis arrived with a large clump of bedding Stayed together until Dorcha flew offabout a minute ago

Pair on nest 1 at 1055. One with blue ring on left leg.

Blue ring is a female The maleflew off a while ago perhaps chasing an intruder because they were bothvery watchful upon his return A couple of minutes ago there was what looked like a successful mating

Blue ring has been identified as 152, a 2018 female from Glen Affric area.

They return 12.23. This is exciting! Are they the pair seen on the BunArkaig nest, or is that another pair? Will we have both nests occupied? Meanwhile, over on nest 2, Louis & Dorcha are mating.

Prince and Affric on the nest at 12.30 - will he bring her fish? They've mated here earlier - will they stay? 

12.54, nest one: another mating. Both times the stream jumped so difficult to tell if either of them was a success. Affric seems willing as both times her tail was up. Ian