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
Geemeff said:
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) visits Nest Two 11.04
https://youtu.be/vLx9WrSeCkg
Glad it’s not a goshawk
Me too! Beautiful but deadly, they've taken several chicks I know personally, as it were. Keep away from Arkaig Forest please!!!
Sunday 30th Is this fish at 12.12 the fish who departed at 09.26? (zoom)
Conclusion - yes it is, fish number two being retained by Dorcha for several hours before being returned and eaten.
Can only think she was being harassed by Hoodies and unable to settle to eat.
Sunday 30th 15.01.44 Fish number three, flatfish
No doubt about this one - definitely a new fish! Louis brings a flatfish
Sunday 30th 18.59.25 Final fish of the day, number four - a whole trout
Ludo grabs it from Louis and screeches away
Monday 31st July
A year ago today, Sarafina finally fledged - and promptly crashlanded on Louis a minute later!
10.50.34Fish number one, headless trout, Ludo grabs it with much shrieking
11.33.25 Fish number two, small lively whole trout. Dorcha is waiting with Ludo, who's still busy with enormous fish number one. However, he decides to grab the second fish, a small live trout, and Dorcha takes the first one instead
12.00.03 All grown up! Ludo eats a whole live fish and swallows the tail