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2022 return dates: LM12 (Laddie) - 13th March; NC0(16) - 23rd March
Looking forward to welcoming back Laddie and NC0 to this wonderful location at Loch of the Lowes. Will Laddie, in his 12th season, beat his earliest arrival date that he achieved last year? Will NC0, her 4th season, be heard before she is seen on cam? Could we see the return of their 2021 offspring, LR1 and LR2? Here's hoping they have safe, spring migrations so as to grace our screens once again.
Nest Updates
Arrival dates: NC0 - 17.3.23 (07:43) Laddie - 17.3.23 (13:43)
Eggs laid: Egg #1 - 4.4.23 (09:32) Egg #2 - 7.4.23 (09:39) Egg #3 - 10.4.23 (09:10)
March/April Blogs and Updates (published dates)
28.2.23 SWT video >>> Prepping the Osprey Nest for the Season
17.3.23 SWT (News) blog >>> Successful reunion of breeding ospreys at Loch of the Lowes Wildlife Reserve
24.3.23 LotL blog >>> Breeding osprey return to Loch of the Lowes on the same day!
3.4.23 LotL blog >>> Osprey Diary at Loch of the Lowes – Week 2
5.4.23 LotL blog >>> First egg of the osprey season - Week 2
7.4.23 LotL blog >>> Second Egg for Osprey Pair at Loch of the Lowes
10.4.23 LotL blog >>> Easter Egg Surprises - The Arrival of the Third Egg and an Unwanted Guest
16.4.23 LotL blog >>> Osprey Diary at Loch of the Lowes- Week 3
21.4.23 LotL blog >>> Osprey Diary at Loch of the Lowes - Weeks 4 & 5
23.4.23 LotL blog >>> Loch of the Lowes Osprey Sighted on their First Migration North
25.4.23 LotL blog >>> Let’s Eggsamine NC0’s Three-Egg Clutch
30.4.23 LotL blog >>> Osprey Diary at Loch of the Lowes – Week 6
7:57 Keeping a check on their territory
Laddie flew off after this pic
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Back again!
New URL
Attempted mating at 8:58
I'm out for the day so will check back later. BFN
From scroll back. Times are very approximate...
12:22ish Laddie landed on NC0 with a stick
12:33ish NC0 nest scraping
13:40ish Laddie to an empty nest with a headless fish
NC0 didn't appear so Laddie flew off with the fish
NC0 spent a fair bit of time on the nest alone between then and 15:27ish when Laddie brought in some nesting material
17:57ish Oh well done, Laddie! He brought a large headless fish for NC0
She took it off to the birch to eat
Pre-roost mating at 19:00
Laddie flew off straightaway to settle on the lower part of the birch, NC0 followed and landed on her diving branch
Two LotL Fb posts today
Good morning All
Laddie was getting into practice, Glider! lol
6:20 NC0 landed on her perch
Laddie followed
6:35ish NC0 was poking about in the nest material
Laddie arrived. NC0 peered at the grasses
Laddie investigated and pulled out half a fish!
He took it off nest. I wonder when that had been brought in?
Edit: I've a feeling it was a remainder of the fish that Laddie had delivered to NC0 late evening and she'd brought it back before heading off to roost? Totally missed that on my catch-up report if so.
Laddie just missed NC0 when landing with a large stick at 9:17
I'm on nanny-sitting duty this morning with my two little rascals, will catch-up as and when. BFN
Catch up...
10:15 NC0 with a thick stick
She placed it on the back, left side of the nest
Doing a bit of nest cupping while she was there
11:39 Mating
12:25 Mating again
12:42 Cam zoomed over to the split birch where Laddie (lower) and NC0 were resting
13:15 NC0 resting in the centre of the nest
14:07 Laddie alone at present