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
10:59 Intruder around!
NC0 spread her wings while brooding
Flapping wings overhead? could be heard, NC0 made defence calls while flapping her wings
Then settled back down
Threat over, nothing seen
©SWT/LotL
NC0 alarm calling again at 12:02
Something landed on the cam and appeared to make contact calls in response to NC0's alarm ones and chips
She flapped her wings
NC0 flew up to chase it off
Alarm calls/chipping could be heard in the distance
She came back, still chipping
WOW! The intruder dive bombed NC0
Luckily, NC0 clung on
The intruder then came back and flew over the nest. NC0 still defence calling
Another dive bomb (intruder's wing, far right)
NC0 chipped/alarm called briefly...
Then settled on the chicks
She wasn't settled for long when she began to alarm call and chip - NC0 got dive bombed again!
Distant alarm calls and chipping were heard - hopefully that was Laddie!
More alarm calling/chipping from NC0
Yet another dive bomb!
She made more chipping/alarm calls before leaving the nest at 12:07 - the same was heard distantly
TBC
Cont'd...
Chicks were alone until NC0 landed briefly at 12:14 - alarm calls were heard prior to this
She got dive bombed again and headed off the nest
It flew up out of cam view and then headed in the direction NC0 took (wing, top left)
Who was this? Chipping on the nest briefly at 12:20
NC0 then landed - more chipping
NC0 off before the next dive bomb. Good grief, the speed at which this happened!
NC0 came back, yet again briefly
Chipping/alarm calling
The intruder chased her
More to follow....
Laddie to the nest with a fish at 12:25
NC0 arrived, chipping
Laddie flew off with the fish
More chipping and alarm calling from her then she flew off
As Billy said (thanks Billy), NC0 returned at 12:55
She sorted out some sticks
Then settled, still wary
NC0 currently at 13:52
Hopefully, Laddie will redeliver the fish
Yep, he did just after I posted! lol The fish now headless
I'm just going to take a break. BFN