Loch Arkaig Ospreys season 7
Will Louis and Dorcha return to Nest 2?
Will someone take up residence in Nest 1?
Will any of Aila & Louis' chicks be seen (Doddie JJ6 is a good bet!)
Link to 2022 thread (season 6)
community.rspb.org.uk/.../1394415
2023 season highlights:
Louis returned on Sunday 2nd April at 12.26.54
Dorcha returned on Sunday 9th April 08.09.46
They reunited on Monday 10th April at 12.33.03
First egg laid Friday 21st April at 05.44.19
A Golden Eagle touched down on Saturday 22nd April at 11.50.56
Second egg laid Monday 24th April at 07.03.30
Third egg laid on Thursday 27th April at 07.35.39
Violent Owl strike sends an egg overboard 23rd May at 00.26.46
First chick hatches - and it's Egg3! 31st May at 13.08
Another Owl strike - Bob's unharmed. 6th June at 00.18.16
It's a boy! The chick is ringed LY7 on 9th July around 10am
Fledge! LY7 finds his wings and flies 19th July at 15.05.11
Hello Ludo! The voting results are in and LY7 is named Ludo! 19th July
Dorcha leaves on her travels - last seen on 17th August at 06.30.34
Louis was last seen on 24th August at 15.50.34
Ludo LY7 was last seen* on 25th August at 10.03.28 (*on the nest)
Ludo sighted in France 24th September! Still there 8th October
We wish all of them fair winds and fine fishing, and hope to see the adults safely back in 2024!
Brief history of the nests:
Link to Woodland Trust Osprey page: keeps coming up as blocked! Weird! copy and paste then join up:
https:// www woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/osprey-cam/
community.rspb.org.uk/.../loch-arkaig---the-woodland-trust---march-2022-to-end-of-february-2023
Dorcha bringing her one and only fish on 18th August 2022 before departing and not being seen again
Louis incubating the eggs while Aila is seen flying with a fish in the misty distance on 9th May 2020.
All captures in whatever format are copyright Woodland Trust - with many thanks for allowing captures from their nest cam livestreams
06.32.10 NO!! Only one egg visible. The waiting goes on. No Louis yet.
07.03.30 EGG TWO!
07.03.23 EGG TWO!
News from George at WT posted today:
"Exciting news from Lewis Pate this morning.
There are sea eagles sitting on eggs elsewhere in the forest. I am not going to be more specific other than to say not where they might bother or be bothered by the ospreys.
There have always been sea eagles (aka white tailed eagles) around but in recent years they have not bred and been fairly restless about picking a nest site. Its reckoned this might have been because the male was young and inexperienced. Seems like they may have their act together this year!
Lewis also confirms the osprey nest at the far west end of the loch is occupied, and we know Bunarkaig nest to the east is occupied."
2013 photos & vids here
eff37 on Flickr
WendyBartter said:Lots of super news, thanks Geemeff!
Agree Wendy, it is indeed. So exciting.
Now if only nest 1 could attract some interest.
Yesterday's remaining videos (still away with patchy wifi - back home this evening on my own wifi so should be back to posting more timely)
Ravens chase Louis 10.18.24 zoomed
Fish number two arrives at 16.15.59, and Dorcha's ready for it - it's a whopper too!