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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
21:35 A successful dive by NC0 from the birch! LR0 jumped down from the perch to take it
©SWT/LotL
22:53 NC0 alone at the nest again tonight
IMAGICAT
scylla said:FISH !!! !!! !!!
Morning Scylla, Glider and all
A much better-sized 'live' fish than those that have been brought to the nest over the past couple of days
A scuffle to reach it first
LP8 got its beak in first
LR0 stole it
6:45 LP8 finally got its turn to eat when LR0 walked away from the fish
7:50 A whopper of a headless fish from Laddie! NC0 alone on the nest to claim it
7:54 NC0 tucking in
Off to work soon. BFN
Continued from my post above.
9:00 LP8 came to the nest and took the fish from NC0
10:42 LR0 had been waiting patiently for 30 minutes on the nest before finally stealing the fish from LP8
11:26 LR0 had eaten its fill and left the tail end on the nest
13:05 NC0 is still on the perch. Fish tail still in its position as before
BBL
From scroll back.
13:36ish After coming onto an empty nest with some dried grasses, NC0 found the fish tail and took it off to the birch feeding post
Edit: Both youngsters (and NC0) have been on and off the nest since then. No further fish deliveries. ENS at 16:35
A small 'live' one from Laddie, taken by LP8
LR0 came to the nest and successfully stole it after a short 'battle'! That's not the first time LR0 had taken a fish from its sibling