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
Glider said:Anything will do when you’re hungry!
Very true!
I've eaten some dodgy lunches back in the days when I had to work from a remote location with only a 'roach coach' to buy from - should have got up earlier and made a sandwich!
04.55.44 Fish number one, whole trout with a strange fin. Louis has blood on his left leg - did the fin get shredded in a struggle to land it? Dorcha departs and he settles down.
hatch / ring / name / egg laid / fledge 17/6/2017 JH4 Lachlan (10/5) 9/818/6/2017 RIP 21/6 (13/5)22/6/2017 RIP 22/6 (16/5) 1/6/2019 JJ0 Mallie (23/4) 20/7 DNH - - (26/4) 4/6/2019 JJ2 Rannoch (29/4) 27/7 29/5/2020 JJ6 Doddie (23/4) 18/7 1/6/2020 JJ8 Vera (26/4) 24/7 3/6/2020 JJ7 Captain (29/4) 24/7 ?? LW3 Aspen ?? 5 or 6/8* ?? LW4 Alder ?? 5 or 6/8 31/5/2022 LW5 Willow (24/4) 25/7 2/6/2022 LW6 Sarafina (27/4) 31/7 5/6/2022 RIP 12/6 (1/5)
* One fledged on 5th, one on 6th, probably Aspen then Alder but unknown.
11.36.43 Fish number two
14.12.16 Affric (Blue152) and an unringed male on Nest One. I've recorded the whole encounter on Nest One - I feel like it is Prince, it has his slightly sweet / stupid expression but what do you think?
Here's a good look at Prince from 2021
Prince in 2021 top, and today's unringed male below.
Louis seems to be getting ready for the first chick - he delivered a third fish this afternoon.
17.54.11 Fish number three, headless trout.
Geemeff said:
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I do think you’re right Geemeff and it is Prince with blue 152. Very similar anyway if it’s not. Glad you posted the Prince comparison stuff because as I was watching the first video, I was thinking that I couldn’t remember what Prince looked like?? Then underneath I saw the 2nd video!! And the stills. What terrible weather for April.