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Laddie (LM12) and NC0 have continued their excellent partnership from last season, not only with the incubation of their three beautiful eggs but also in defending the nest, and area, from intruding Ospreys.
During the middle of this month, all being well, we will witness three gorgeous chicks hatching and being lovingly cared for by their wonderful parents. Here’s hoping that fine weather, abundant deliveries of fish from Laddie, as well as NC0’s feeding skills, will see the little ones thrive.
Nest Updates
Arrival dates: Laddie - 13.3.22 (c12:00) NC0 - 23.3.22 (18:14)
Three eggs laid: Egg #1 - 12.4.22 (18:34) Egg #2 - 15.4.22 (16:05) Egg #3 - 18.4.22 (12:14)
Hatch dates: Chick #1 - 19.5.22 (10:26) - 37 days Chick #2 - 21.5.22 (03:24) - 36 days Chick #3 - 23.5.22 (19:46) - 35 days
May Blogs and Updates:
Links to blogs and updates during March/April can be found here here
1.5.22: Blog >>> Osprey Diary at Loch of the Lowes - Week 4
5.5.22: Recorded Webinar Event on 28.4.22 (2hr 9m) >>> Live from the Loch
7.5.22: Blog >>> Intruder Series: Ospreys
8.5.22: Blog >>> Osprey Diary Loch of the Lowes - Week 5
12.5.22: SWT YT Video >>> Two Ringed Intruders in One Morning!
14.5.22: Blog >>> Intruder Series – Egyptian Geese, Corvids, Canada Geese
15.5.22: Blog >>> Osprey Diary at Loch of the Lowes - Week 6
16.5.22: Blog >>> Eggsellent Data from Loch of the Lowes!
18.5.22: Egg #1 - SWT YT Video >>> First signs of hatching
19.5.22: Blog >>> First chick hatches at Loch of the Lowes!
20.5.22: Blog >>> Osprey Chick #1’s First Day at Loch of the Lowes Wildlife Reserve
21.5.22: Blog >>> Second Osprey Chick Hatches at Loch of the Lowes!
23.5.22: Blog >>> Osprey Diary at Loch of the Lowes – Week 7 (An eggsxciting week!)
23.5.22: Blog >>> Third osprey chick hatches at Loch of the Lowes!
26.5.22: Blog >>> A Special Guest on the Nest – Intruding Osprey ‘Rothiemurchus’ visits Loch of the Lowes
27.5.22: SWT YT Video >>> NC0 Partakes In Some Windy Gymnastics
29.5.22: PT4 settles at Kielder. Blog by Joanna Dailey >>> A new resident at Nest 8
29.5.22: Blog >>> Osprey Diary at Loch of the Lowes – Week 8 (Chick-tastic and a Celebrity Guest!)
15:18 Laddie to the nest with a clump of grasses
NC0 'placed her order' for some more fish! lol
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Glider said:Another busy morning on the nest thanks Sandra. The Lowes has tweeted that PT4 has found a mate and a nest at Kielder. She is bonding with Y1 (nest 8) whose mate didn’t return this year. There has been copulating and PT4 has been defending the nest from intruders! Too late for eggs this year but looking good for next year.(Kielder blog) Great news!
It's fantastic news, isn't it Glider! So pleased PT4 has settled with a mate and not causing a nuisance of herself as she did last season! lol
Here are a couple of pictures of her on the Lowes nest
28.6.19 PT4 on the left, with her sibling, PT5
26.7.19
Laddie is such a busy boy. If he’s not catching fish, he’s bringing more nesting material to the nest or just stopping by to say hello or retrieve/drop off a fish tail (And receive the next fish order Sandra lol) Oh and to defend the nest from intruders and do the odd spot of babysitting!!
Thanks for the PT4 photos Sandra. She is indeed a beautiful bird and a very determined one too, finally getting what she wanted and deserved.
I hope PT5 turns up somewhere too.
Yes, that should be fine if they're in a 'public' domain and as long as you copyright them to Kielder :)
Edit: Are they the same ones Jaydee has posted on the Kielder thread? Here
Fish from Laddie at 16:29. He remained on the nest throughout the feed
It's raining so the chicks had a shorter feed than normal. NC0 was very speedy, and vocal too.
She stepped closer to the chicks to continue for any of them that wanted some more. #1 took another bite
NC0 covered them at 16:37 after the fish was all gone
Laddie flew off at 16:41
Sandra P said:
I keep forgetting about the other nests’ threads! Yes Sandra, Jaydee has posted the whole blog from Kielder about nest 8, PT4 and Y1 looking gorgeous, especially the portrait photo of PT4. I didn’t follow any nests in 2019 but I am sooo happy for one of Laddie’s youngsters to have made it home and possibly to breed next year. ️
I don't think I've ever seen him feed a chick, Glider, not that I can recall anyway.