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Things continued to go well at the beginning of June and on the 4th, we celebrated a record nine fish delivery day from Laddie. During the following week, the number of fish brought to the nest took a sudden decline and with this, we witnessed chick #3 befalling to sibling aggression - first from chick #1 and then chick #2. Very sadly, this then led to the dear Osplet being blocked from getting close to NC0 for feeding. Devastatingly, after a very early fish delivery on the morning of the 15th June, the middle chick subjected the youngest to a severe attack from which, in its weakened state, it could not get up from. The little one passed away on the nest a few hours later at the age of 23 days old.
Soar high and free, brave #3 - you will always be remembered...
Subsequent to the passing of the youngest chick, fish deliveries from Laddie began to increase with him even outdoing his previous record by bringing an amazing ten to the nest on a single day. NC0 made her first dive from the split birch (since the chicks had hatched) on the 24th June and brought her catch back to the nest, much to the surprise of the chicks!The youngsters have continued to grow at an amazing rate and, on the evening of the 27th June - at the ages of 39 and 37 days old respectively - they were ringed. Their genders could not be determined. A milestone for the chicks was observed on the evening of the 29th June when both self-fed and the following day, LR0 showed its strength of character to successfully claim two fish!Hopefully, LP8 and LR0 will continue to do well and that we will witness their successful fledges this month.
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
15.6.22: At 23 days old, chick #3 passed away
27.6.22: Our osprey chicks have been ringed! (Genders not able to be positively determined, ? both males)
Chick #1: LP8 (39 days old) - wing measurement = 360mm, weight = 1.5kg
Chick #2: LR0 (37 days old) - wing measurement = 315mm, weight = 1.44kg
Fledge dates: LP8 - 13.7.22 (10:06) 55 days old LR0 - 15.7.22 (13:55) 55 days old
July Blogs and Updates:
Links to blogs and updates during March/April, May, and June
2.7.22: Female Osprey NC0 brings a Monster Pike to the Nest
3.7.22: Osprey Diary at Loch of the Lowes – Week 13 (inclusive of ringing data)
8.7.22: Osprey Diary at Loch of the Lowes – Week 14
12:7.22: Osprey Chick LP8 Close To Fledging (SWT YT video)
13.7.22: Eldest Osprey Chick LP8 Fledges!
29.7.22: Osprey Diary at Loch of the Lowes – Week 17
Oh this is a shame, the enthusiastic wingercising is being punctuated by lots of buffering :(((
I wish we had a contact to alert them so that maybe they could reboot or whatever is necessary.
IMAGICAT
The LS is very 'jumpy' too, Scylla
10:53 Laddie delivered the second fish of the morning - a small perch
The perch in Laddie's talons
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scylla said:
I haven't seen Mike S posting for a while, has anyone else? I hope he is well
Sandra P said:I haven't seen Mike S posting for a while, has anyone else? I hope he is well
I contacted him recently and he was fine - expanding his non-Osprey life, I think, so I've resisted contacting him over today's cam performance
Oh thank you, Scylla
I sent a msg via Contact Us on the SWT website - a complete waste of time, I dare say, but I dun it anyway ;)
The LS appears to be a lot more settled at present (I hope I'm not speaking too soon!) so perhaps your message did get through, Scylla
12:25 LP8, left, and LR0 with a stretch of their respective left wings
13:00 NC0 has just brought an extremely long stick to the nest!
14:01 NC0 brought a WHOPPER of a 'live' fish to the nest! What a superb catch! There was the sound of her leaving the cam post before landing on the nest with it
Cam zoomed in. An attempt by LP8 to take the perch
LP8's talons can be seen on the gill
LR0 made an attempt to take it from NC0
NC0 kept hold of it and took charge of the feed
Edit: Scrolling back, NC0 flew from behind the cam over the left side inlet with the fish, veered right, over the Loch (behind the trees at the back of the nest), to land on the cam post before heading onto the nest
14:39 The youngsters have had their fill. NC0 still tucking in while LR0 feels the wind beneath its wings