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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!
10:54 A great tit was on the nest when LP8 left the birch
LP8, centre of pic, had a lovely flight over the Loch and then around the birch area...
...before heading down the inlet and out of cam view
11:24 Still no sign of Laddie
©SWT/LotL
Laddie (at last) arrived with a fish for LP8 at 12:51
LP8 could be heard screeching on its approach before landing on the nest
So good to see that Laddie is still around!
After announcing to everyone that it had a fish, LP8 flew off with it
LP8 headed high then to the left and out of cam view
A damp-looking LR0 arrived onto the nest at 13:13, screeching
13:30 Preening
Waiting quietly, at present (13:34)
LR0 left the perch at 14:01
At 14:19, LR0 shouted excitedly as he flapped down onto the nest - was Laddie approaching with a fish?
Unfortunately, not
14:35 Currently, LR0 is on the perch, preening
Oh well done, Laddie! A whole fish for LR0 at 15:57
LR0 shouted and mantled his fish when LP8 came onto the perch
16:00 Finally tucking in
16:04 LR0 took his fish off to the birch to continue eating. There was the sound of chipping briefly as he flew away but unsure if it came from LR0, LP8 or Laddie. No threat was seen
16:24 LP8 calling for fish
You're a star Laddie! A 'live' fish for LP8 at 16:35
LR0 left the birch to make his way back towards the nest
Laddie left the nest
LP8 shouted and mantled the fish
Unsure if LR0 landed close to the nest, LP8 looked in this direction. LR0 was shouting
LP8 moved the fish...
...then took it off nest
Moments after, LR0 flapped down to the perch from the cam post with the remainder of his fish in his right talons
He continued to eat his fish