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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
15:03 LP8 approached NC0 to receive more bites from its mum's prize catch
©SWT/LotL
15:16 LR0 decided to not to miss out on some 'seconds' either
17:07 NC0 alarm calling/mantling. Distant chipping could be heard a couple of minutes later as well as a shadow over the nest (from right to left), perhaps that was Laddie taking charge of the intruder? NC0 didn't react to that
17:13 NC0 continuing to alarm call
17:21 All calm again. No intruder seen.
19:27 NC0 on the cam post alarm calling/chipping and sounded like she was flapping her wings
LP8 looking up
Both pancaked on the nest
19:36 Laddie with a headless fish. NC0 was screeching on the cam post and, like yesterday, didn't come down to the nest immediately to claim it, instead, flying down and off to the left (this time) then around to approach the nest
Arrow denotes NC0's shadow on top of the cam post
Laddie rubbed his left eye on several occasions
Laddie's eye looked fine
Time to eat. LR0 on the left
Laddie to the nest chipping at 20:16 quickly followed by NC0 (who had previously left at 20:13ish).
NC0 shouting
Laddie chipping
He left the nest at 20:20
It was super-sized wasn't it, Glider! What a girl she is!
A successful dive from the birch by NC0 at 21:38
On exiting the water, she made a full clockwise circular flight in that area then headed onto the birch feeding post
Within seconds, she came back to the nest, a small fish in her right talons
NC0 headed back to the birch after the chicks were fed. She made an unsuccessful dive at 21:48ish
Skimming her talons in the Loch. She carried on her flight to the right then did a u-turn to head back towards the birch
She made another full circle flight in the area before landing back on the birch