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
13th May 22.17.28 Dorcha had to give Louis a subtle nudge last night - note the foot action at 22.18.53!
https://youtu.be/LjPue1ITRe4
Dorcha's pleased to see Louis with fish number one at 10.56.21 this morning
13.34 Dorcha brings a big stick, disturbing Louis. I's an awkward shape, she tries to put it in a good place, the wind comes up and predictably it goes overboard.
Intruder male Blue PU0 invades the nest, touching down twice, Dorcha sees him off
Edited clip from18.05.36 - 18.21.18
20.16 Over on Nest One, Louis turns up (while the livestream is glitching) and mantles at an unseen intruder. Probably the male PU0, but we'll never know. A great pity if defending his nest and his territory around Nest Two also means claiming this nest and keeping anyone from using it.
05.36.49 Nice early breakfast arrives, a headless trout. Louis is a star provider! Just wish he'd stay away from Nest One, give visiting Ospreys a crack at moving in..
Two more fish arrived today, otherwise quiet, no intruders. Moving slowly towards first hatch date - best guesstimate 26th May
Fish number two 10.41.03
Fish number three18.02.18
Another slow day! An early fish arrived at 07.26, Dorcha and Louis spent the morning hopping on and off the nest, then Dorcha spent the afternoon quietly on the nest.
As of 19.30, there’s no change.
Well, turning out to be a much more interesting day today, Wednesday 17th May.
First, there was an early fish at 05.03.13