Live Goshawk Nest Webcam at Loch Garten 2023

Unknown said:

It's a female Chaffinch Scylla

I shouldn't bump a thread just to say "Oh flippin' 'eck" but I just did.

Thing was, Richard - and I don't tell lies, just make mistakes - I didn't decide to ID the birdie until I was actually editing the title on YouTube and hadn't taken the trouble to look at the bird again.  I just thought "You haven't seen the LG Siskins for such a long time, probably that's what it was".  Ho-hum.

You do so many videos and spend so much time trawling through so many clips I am amazed you have any time for anything.
What you achieve is unbelievable, and the odd mistake, and there are very few, is readily accepted and overlooked by one and all.

23 April

Only 2 visits up to noonish:

The male was back not long afterwards, then the female, then she returned and sat for half an hour but no result seen:

That's up to 17:45.

24 April

After staying on the nest all night the female flew @ about 05:10 but later returned to incubate (assuming there are indeed eggs or at least one egg in the nestcup)... she was relieved by the male bringing in a big sprig of very dried pine needles, the he went off and brought another smaller one.

26 April - late evening - Tawny Owl - don't blink!

28 April

Female's mottley plumage:

29 April

Bark sanitising the nestcup - just like other raptor nests:

There are still long periods of empty nest.

29 April

The Tawny Owl was at it again - it took MrsGoshawk quite a while to get over the shock:

I presume that the Osprey nest is a long way from the Goshawk, otherwise Asha would be suffering too

30 April

A hit each way in the early hours:

These white bits that sometimes show up may or may not be eggs ???

Another egg! Ofc.. totally invisible, but she was in labour for about 5 minutes… it will be fun to watch them hatch… there’s 1.. and 2.. and 3… and.. 4?