• Geemeff
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LOCH ARKAIG - THE WOODLAND TRUST - March 2023 to February 2024

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!)

Brief history of the nests:

2016 Woodland Trust acquire the Loch Arkaig ancient rainforest remnant and manage it in partnership with Arkaig Community Forest.
2017 A nest cam is installed on a refurbished Osprey nest. A young male Louis and a young female Aila take up residence and produce one male chick to fledging: Lachlan JH4.
2018 Louis & Aila return but a Pine Marten steals all their eggs.
2019 Louis & Aila return and produce two female chicks to fledging: Mallie JJ0 and Rannoch JJ2.
2020 Louis & Aila return and produce two male and one female chicks to fledging: Doddie JJ6; Vera JJ8 and Captain JJ7.
2021 Louis returns but sadly Aila doesn't. Louis takes up residence on a new nest with a new mate Dorcha and they produce two male chicks to fledging: Aspen LW3 and Alder LW4. This is designated Nest 2, no one takes up residence on Nest 1.
2022 Woodland Trust install a nest cam on Nest 2. Louis & Dorcha return and fledge two female chicks to fledging: Willow LW5 and Sarafina LW6. Still no residents on Nest 1.
2022 season: Louis and Dorcha returned to Nest Two on 12th April, laid three eggs 24 and 27th April and 1st May.
The first chick hatched on 31st May, the second on Jubilee Day 2nd June and the third on 5th June but sadly passed away on 12th June.
The other two progressed rapidly and were ringed LW5 (eldest ) and LW6 (younger) on 12th July, and both gender assessed as female.
Willow (LW5) fledged 25th July and Sarafina (LW6) 31st July.
Last seen on the nest: Dorcha 18th August, Willow 28th August, Louis 8th September and Sarafina 9th September.

Link to Woodland Trust Osprey page:

www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/.../

Link to previous thread:

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.

  • Sandra
    Let's hope all the answers to your questions will be 'YES!'

    Thanks for the new thread, Geemeff :)
  • Geemeff

    Yes please Sandra! Fingers crossed for safe returns and a good season..

  • Gardenbirder
    Thanks for the new thread, Geemeff, and yes, fingers crossed for safe returns and a good season here (and everywhere!)

    Kind regards, Ann

  • SheilaFE
    An excellent start to the 2023 season. Thank you Geemeff. I think it is probably unlikely now, but I'd love to hear news of Lachlan. I followed that year very closely, and he had a special place in my heart.
    2017 was the devastating year when Odin disappeared, and three chicks died. Seeing a new nest developing took away a little of the pain of the loss of Odin.

    Birdie's DU Summaries 2018

  • Glider
    Great summary Geemeff thanks. Since I was a 2020 watcher of this nest, I am so excited to see if any of our incredible 3 chicks return. Of course, most likely - Doddie but my fingers are crossed for news of Vera and Captain too. Any returning Arkaig chicks at all would be most welcome. ️
  • Geemeff

    A little songbird visited Nest Two this morning