LOCH GARTEN - July 2022

I shall not be voting! Totally disgusted

I’ve sent an email detailing my feelings and asking that they consider adding MISTLE to the list.

I for one will not use the new name but still use thee old one if they had included the name and it wasn't voted for that
would have been different NO VOTE NO NAME
It's "Mistle"

I don’t post on here much but I “lurk” and appreciate all the observations people make. I was thrilled to go to Loch Garten last month and saw Mistle on the nest. Axel did a fly by too. However, like so many of you, I am unhappy that we can’t vote for the name Mistle. I have got my Notes on Nature email but I have deleted it because I will not be voting. I think “they” whoever “they” are have made a big mistake in their public relations.

Valerie D said:

I think perhaps Sheila you mean ringing around 18 July not August  ' Could be roughly week beginning 18 August.' ?

Woops!  Thank you Valerie for being so observant!!

What an afternoon at LG, poor Mistle and chicks, she is trying to umbrella them. If the wind direction changed, the lens would get cleaned, as there is enough rain!

It's not been easy to see thru the murk again, but here's my take on the day

A very dreich day, with autumnal mist first thing, persistent rain at times, constant dampness all of the time.  MISTLE came and went quite a lot, usually for a few minutes.

04.40  #1 FISH  - Tiger's  Obs Board report which I missed.  Well done whoever reported it.  The fish count has subsequently  been altered

07.18 she flew off for the third time and gave short intruder chips, but that was all.

0721. calling

07.42  #2 FISH which looked like an indistinct whopper

07.44  Axel left

08.04  the little squeals suggest someone is sttill eating.

08.22  the mist has cleared

08.24  MISTLE continues to eat, and is calling for more fish!

08.20  She is tidying up

08.28  She leaves for a comfort break

She comes and goes quite a bit until 12.36 when the wind got up, the skies darkened and it started to rain

13.17  #3 FISH

13.18  AXEL left

13.23  The fish had gone.  It can't have been a whopper.

13.42  Raining again and MISTLE was brooding, and on and off until

17.27  #4 FISH  that looked whole and large

Chicks are tucking in and the skies look brighter!

There were a few outages of the cam during the day, but skimming thru I didn't notice too much.  I don't think I would have missed anything major.

Thank you, Sheila - I can't do much today and have to pack up again - hope to contribute later.

In case you don't get your Notes on Nature email - this is the VOTING PAGE.

What a strange range of names for LG, looking at the origins and meanings.