Continued from March/April 2023
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NC0 surprised us all when she arrived back at Lowes first, with Laddie making his initial landing exactly 6 hours later. She laid her three beautiful eggs after almost near-perfect, precise intervals of 72 hours between each one. Both Laddie and NC0 have regularly exchanged incubation duties and have been very attentive to protect their eggs, and nest, from multiple intrusions during April. The hatching window will open around the 10th May, all being well.
Nest Updates
Arrival dates: NC0 - 17.3.23 (07:43) Laddie - 17.3.23 (13:43)
Eggs laid: Egg #1 - 4.4.23 (09:32) Egg #2 - 7.4.23 (09:39) Egg #3 - 10.4.23 (09:10)
Hatch dates: Chick #1 - 13.5.23 (11:59 fully out of shell 12:11) Chick #2 - 16.5.23 (04:19) *Egg #1 - DNH*
Link to blogs and updates during March/April
May Blogs and Updates (published dates)
6.5.23 LotL blog >>> Osprey Diary at Loch of the Lowes – Week 7
8.5.23 SWT video >>> Time for a Wing Stretch and Pre-Hatching Egg Close Up
11.5.23 LotL blog >>> Who’s Been On My Nest? A Closer Look at the Threats and Intrusions Faced by a Pair of Breeding Ospreys
12.5.23 SWT video >>> Osprey Chick Communicates with the Outside World
13.5.23 LotL blog >>>Osprey Diary at Loch of the Lowes – Week 8
13.5.23 SWT video >>> First Osprey Chick of the Season Hatches
14.5.23 LotL blog >>> Concern over male osprey, LM12
15.5.23 SWT video >>> Fish Supper and First Feed for Osprey Chick
16.5.23 LotL blog >>> An update from the osprey nest
17.5.23 SWT video >>> Second osprey chick hatching 16 May 23
20.5.23 LotL blog >>> Osprey Diary at the Loch of the Lowes – Week 9
27.5.23 LotL blog >>> Osprey Diary at Loch of the Lowes – Week 10
Morning ALL,
Did not expect to log in and read this news this morning!! Thanks everyone.
Wonderful news!! Perhaps the chick was chilled as Korky wrote last night?
But I keep thinking surely NCO would have slipped it some fish earlier.
Fingers crossed another fish arrives soon.
Morning Karen :)
NC0 preening, 8:10
It looks to be a fine day for fishing
Off to work. BFN
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Good morning all, I was set to read sad news but instead fantastic news, the chick has been fed!! On seeing the wee one last night and the way NCO was eating and not feeding the chick, things did not look good. Chick looks okay and bobbing about. When I looked in a short time ago, 15 minutes? NCO got up and was trying to move a spindly stick to the side of the nest. Next, she lifted the chick up and over as well! Don't know if the end of the stick was beside the chick, stuck on the chick or it was just in the way. Chick sat for a few seconds then nose dived back into the nest and under mama.Will take photos and add them.
©️ LoTL
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Richard B
Laddie delivers:
And wee Bob finally gets a mouthful of food:
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Normal service seems to have returned, at last. Laddie brought in fish and chick has had a big feed.
I really have to go and do some housework, happy watching.