Link to July 2022
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https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/things-to-do/watch-wildlife-online/loch-of-the-lowes-webcam/
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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!
16:46 LP8 is currently on the nest after landing on the perch at 16:20
©SWT/LotL
17:42 LP8 hasn't left the nest and is fish calling, as is LR0 who is on the cam post
IMAGICAT
Thanks Scylla! A small, flapping perch. LP8 did extremely well to stop it from going over the edge of the nest!
As LP8 tried to take it, the fish flapped. Great reaction from the youngster
Dinner time here. BFN
18:09 Still shouting on the cam post, and while LP8 was close to finishing its fish, LR0 flew off
He flew over the Loch, heading right, until out of cam view
LP8 left the nest, rather hurriedly
I lost sight when it flew above the marked yellow area
LR0 returned to the nest, calling for fish, at 18:53
He did leave the nest after a 45 minute stay but has since returned
20:01 Waiting for his supper
20:03 Joined by LP8 (left)
Both are calling for fish
20:40 Another small flapping fish delivery from Laddie. LR0 managed to contain it before LP8 could
A ten minute meal for LR0, he swallowed the fish tail at 20:50
He headed off to the birch. LP8 remained on the nest, thankfully...
Laddie with another small fish at 20:56. A grateful LP8 received it.
LR0 headed back to the nest
21:09 Good grief, Laddie, another fish! A 'live' perch
LP8 didn't get a good grip of the fish, it flapped to the edge of the nest...
And almost went over
A great retrieval