Continued from May 2023
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Two healthy chicks hatched successfully from eggs two and three. The first egg laid was non-viable and, hopefully, it will be able to be retrieved from the nest, at the time of ringing, as to ascertain the reason why.
During the middle of May, Laddie sustained an injury to his flank and NC0 was without a meal for 87 hours due to him not being able to hunt. It was pure relief when he finally arrived with a fish, at a critical time too as the first chick had just hatched. Laddie excelled himself on the evening of the 25th, bringing in an absolute whopper of a fish which fed both chicks and adults multiple times throughout the evening, during the night and well into the next morning.
The end of the month saw some 'difficult' behaviour from #1 on its younger sibling, not only restricted to mealtimes either. With longer gaps, on occasion, between fish being brought to the nest by Laddie (probably due to his defence of the nest and area from intruders, of which there had been many last month), #2 has been the subject of dominance and aggression. We can only hope this begins to lessen in the coming days and weeks.
NC0 has been doing a sterling job with feeding both chicks ensuring, as much as possible, that the youngest receives its fair share as well. She has also shown great maturity when defending the chicks and nest from intruders too - she is definitely a force to be reckoned with!
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*
Ringed 22.6.23: Chick #1 - PF4(F) 1.85kg Chick #2 - PF5(M) 1.2kg *Egg #1 retrieved for analysis*
Link to blogs and updates during March/April, May
June Blogs and Updates (published dates)
2.6.23 LotL blog >>> Osprey Diary at Loch of the Lowes – Week 11
9.6.23 LotL blog >>> Osprey Diary at Loch of the Lowes – Week 12
20.6.23 LotL blog >>> Osprey Diary at Loch of the Lowes – Week 13
24.6.23 LotL blog >>> Osprey Diary at Loch of the Lowes – Week 14 (The Ringing of the Chicks)
Unknown said:Side by side feeding at 1630, all looking good, just wet.
Fabulous, thanks Richard!
Fish #4, a headless one, was delivered at 16:18ish (details of fish #3 at the end of the previous page)
Cam zoomed in
The fish was all gone, and NC0 was tidying up, at 16:33
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Richard B
Unknown said:NCO flew in with stick about 1620, then Laddie arrived with fish.
A bit of a stick-gate too, wasn't it! lol
PF5 got knocked as NC0 moved the stick
17:13
NC0 gave a couple of alarm calls and flew from the nest
NC0 did return but at 17:20, more alarm calls from her and she left again - PF4 and PF5 flattened
Back with a stick at 17:22 - she inadvertently stood on PF4's head
NC0 dragged the small stick over PF4's head too as she was placing it
PF4 stood up at pecked her
PF4 was not impressed
20:15 NC0 on the birch. PF5 stretched his left wing over PF4
PF4 stretched her left wing over PF5 a minute later
Fish #5 was delivered at 22:20ish - it was alive and a really good size
PF4 to NC0 first
PF5 hung back for a little while before joining in with the feed
PF5 with a solo feed at 22:40ish
PF5 turned away at 22:50
He had some more at 22:57 after NC0 had been eating for herself
23:12
NC0 still had the tail end of the fish at 23:35, PF4 was given some more
NC0 swallowed the fish tail at 23:40ish
00:18 Night, night
Morning All,
No fish as yet.
NC0 brought a huge Y-shaped stick to the nest at 7:27
It was on top of PF5 as she landed
PF5 was knocked as NC0 attempted to drag the stick for placement
And he was put off balance when she lifted it to the left edge of the nest
No harm done
7:54 Both chicks preening at present
Edit: 8:14 Still awaiting breakfish. BFN
Fish #1 at 10:27 - a good sized, live one
PF5 on the left, waiting, NC0 feeding PF4
PF5 moved away while PF4 was fed
But he did eventually make his way around to NC0 to have a meal
Attempting to self feed here while NC0 took a pause in proceedings
Back to it
Edit: There was a second fish in between that one and the next (report added further down the page)
A headless fish from Laddie at 12:45
PF5 with NC0
Some fish still remaining at present, 13:13
Edit: PF4 is currently being fed, 13:14
BBL
Cont'd from 13:14
Cam zoomed in further to show NC0's Darvic and BTO rings (and the fish of course!)
I have omitted fish #2 (I missed the delivery when scrolling through at lunchtime)
NC0 had just finished eating a long piece of skin from the first fish when Laddie brought this live one to the nest at 11:00