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So, we now enter August knowing that we will only have the pleasure of watching this beautiful family all together for a limited number of weeks.Both LP8 and LR0 have transformed into two strong, independent individuals. Their attentive parents have continued to provide for and nurture them and this, in turn, has given the juveniles a basis to continue their growth into full adulthood, wherever they decide to settle during the next couple of years.Last season, NC0 began her southerly migration on the 22nd August; Laddie on the 25th (these dates were their last webcam sightings). We can only hope that all of the 2022 family have safe, unhindered journeys to warmer climes, aided by fair winds as well as an abundance of fish along the way, and that we will welcome Laddie and NC0 back to this stunning Loch of the Lowes location in the spring of 2023.
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
Migration/Last Seen dates: NC0 - 11.8.22 Laddie - 26.8.22 LP8 (100 do) and LR0 (98 do) - 27.8.22
August Blogs and Updates:
Links to blogs and updates during March/April, May, June, and July
12.8.22: Last Supper From NC0? (SWT video recorded at 17:20 on 10.8.22)
23.8.22: Osprey Diary at Loch of the Lowes: Week 21
25.8.22: Blog - Homeward Bound – Ospreys on the Move
9.9.22: End of Season Blog: Osprey Diary at Loch of the Lowes: So Long and Thanks for all the Fish!
A 'live' fish for LR0 from Laddie at 20:11.
©SWT/LotL
At 20:51, LR0 swallowed the fish tail
He spent a little while searching for, and picking up, any dropped morsels he could find
He left the nest then headed towards, and then over, the birch
21:17 Both were at the nest. LP8 gave seven short chirps and then flew off
LR0 looked around in silence
Then he left the nest too
I didn't see or hear anything untoward that made them leave the nest so abruptly. Neither of them flew directly to the birch area.
21:40 It's been ENS since then. I can't see any roosting Ospreys on the birch
21:51 I heard a Barn Owl screech. A minute later, an Osprey came into view flying over the inlet, close to the trees on the far left, and landed on NC0's diving branch of the birch. It gave a couple of short calls when getting there
Good morning Glider (and all), you are more than welcome!
There have been no Osprey visits to the nest since LP8 and LR0 (right) flew off at 6:55
A pair of crows have been around - pottering, chilling out, as well as taking time to preen (8:30ish to 8:45). They hopped off just before one of our family landed on the cam post
LP8 to the nest at 10:29
10:40 A lot of preening since landing
The wind is very gusty
A small, headless fish for LP8 from Laddie at 10:44
The LS is buffering/jumping and pixelating
Swallowing the fish tail at 10:53
10:57
12:03 LP8 left the nest
No one joined LP8 after the fish delivery
Off for a while. BBL