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
11.23.51 Nest 1 My bird ID is rubbish, but it's a sweet little singer. Chaffinch?
08.12 Nest 2 More birds on the nest earlier, a pair of Great Tits, then a Great Spotted Woodpecker, then one of the Tits returns. 30 mins later a pair of Hoodies show up
Ethereal sunset to end the day at Nest 2
Good morning, here's an article about Woodland Trust volunteers clearing Kinclaven Bluebell Wood in Perthshire from non-native Rhododendron. Loch Arkaig gets a mention as it's also here unfortunately, smoke can sometimes be seen from Nest One when controlled burning takes place. WT are working to eliminate all non native species in their forests which is a mammoth undertaking.
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/invasive-plant-threatening-choke-bluebell-141558298.html
07.09.23 N2 The little singer puts in an appearance - a Tree Creeper
Edit: It's such a short appearance, I tweeted it rather than youtubed it.
https://twitter.com/geemeff/status/1640974198607691777?s=20
Nest 2 this morning has a visit first from a Robin, and a couple of hours later a fleeting visit from a Coal Tit. The Robin is heard long before he appears - the song is so sweet I recorded all of it.
It's a Chaffie singing. Thank you Geemeff
Tree creeper so well camouflaged ! thanks Geemeff