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

Geemeff
01/03/2023 20:23

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:

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 raise one male chick to fledging: Lachlan JH4.
2018 Louis & Aila return but a Pine Marten steals all their eggs.
2019 Louis & Aila return and raise two female chicks to fledging: Mallie JJ0 and Rannoch JJ2.
2020 Louis & Aila return and raise 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 raise 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 raise 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: 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

  • 30/06/2023 10:49

    Thursday 29th June 13.28.49 Nest One

    Affric finally gets a fish from Garry - the silence is lovely..

  • 30/06/2023 10:51

    Thursday 29th June Nest One 17.01.30  Fish number three, headless Silver Tourist

  • 30/06/2023 10:54

    Thursday 29th June 18.47

    Four week old chick looks enormous exercising its new wings - hatched 31st May so four weeks on the 28th - phenomenal rate of growth, a privilege to be able to observe every step of the way.

  • 30/06/2023 10:56

    Thursday 29th June 22.22

    On a very wet night, dorcha makes such a good mumbrella, the chick seems invisible.

  • 30/06/2023 10:57
    Daily summary Thursday 29th June 2023

    Rain, fish and nest building today - on Nest One Affric finally got a fish from Garry, although still rejecting his advances, and he spent a lot of time tidying the nest which he does seem to be taking ownership of. Over on Nest Two, Louis brought three fish to his family taking the tally to 213, Dorcha did a bit of guard duty from unseen threats, the four week old chick did a lot of exercising, both adults did a bit of nest tidying, and the day ended with Dorcha sheltering the chick from the rain. In Kent the local council want to ruin a precious ancient habitat and Woodland Trust are calling for urgent action to save Oaken Wood, link to support their emergency campaign:


    www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/.../
  • 30/06/2023 10:58

    Friday 30th June announcement:

    Woodland Trust:
    Just been informed that our long awaited website migration is due to take place around 5pm today.

    Fingers crossed it doesn't take too long. The Woodland Trust website, including this page and these comments will disappear during the process.
    The livestreams will remain viewable direct on Youtube.
  • 30/06/2023 15:08

    05.59.27 Breakfast arrives despite the wet and windy conditions. Louis delivers a small whole Brown Trout

     

  • 30/06/2023 15:16

    Nest One 07.55.30

    Fish for all!  Garry arrives with a headless trout, Affric grabs it immediately and goes off with it. Black birds - crows? - seen chasing about as she departs towards the right of view.

    07.56.23 An Osprey flies right to left across the cam view quite near the nest, Garry doesn't react so probably Affric. He stays on the nest preening and tidying.

  • 30/06/2023 15:19

    08.34.00 Fish number two, whole Brown Trout, still flapping slightly. We're 'treated' to the sight of Dorcha demolishing the head in full on camera view. The chick is given quite big bits, awkward pieces, but has no difficulty with them. Chick devours the eyeballs yummmm....

      

  • 30/06/2023 15:26

    Nest One 12.19

    Garry returns, lands on Affric's back, she shrugs him off, not interested, was that a quick nip she gave him?

    12.26 Garry departs in the direction of the loch, Affric remains on the perch