I start this thread with a heavy heart, as Brodie hasn't been seen at all on Friday 30th June. The last fish delivered to the nest was at 21.11 on 28 June, over 48 hours ago. Brodie was last sighted at 09.10 hours on 29 June, over 36 hours ago.
Chick 1 hatched 'early morning' on the 4 June and chick 2 overnight on 6 June. One egg didn't hatch (maybe number 1?). There were lots of intruders during the month of June, including KL5, and last year's male Axel on the weekend of 17/18th. Brodie has disappeared before for a couple of days, and no fish were delivered over the first weekend after hatching on 10/11th June so maybe we should keep the faith and cross all eyes, toes and fingers that Brodie will come good, recover from whatever keeps him away from his nest and chicks, and deliver a stonking fish first thing on 1 July.
Link to June 2023 thread
Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/
Here's Trevor's 9.38 fish. I think there may have been more this morning as far as I can discern from chat
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Super fish at 13.09!
4 fish so far today: 09:38, 11:27, 12:06, 13:09
Thank you for the fish reports, Korky and Trevor. Edit: thank you for your super fish data, Canuk.
09.38 Trevor #1 fish
11.26 Chat #2 fish I went back to check it out. There was a fight for the fish. The tide has turned. Harry won! Brodie flew away.
Asha checked it and tried to retrieve it, but Harry tried to peck her, and mantled over it. She had another go, but thought better of it.
Harry didn't really manage to make much headway with it, so when Sid had a go it was a smooth handover. Sid has more luck and was soon taking large pieces from the fish.
Harry claims the 11.26 fish
11.35 Sid finds an opportunity to take the fish. It was more that Harry gave up.
Brodie was in the tree beyond the nest
11.49 Sid made better inroads into the fish that Harry had
12.00 Sid enjoys the fish, while Harry waits
12.06 Chat #3 fish arrived before Fish #2 had been devoured. Asha went for it, but Harry went for her again.
12.08 was an intruder around? Is that why Brodie flew off without letting the fish go? Asha looked perplexed
Asha gave an intruder call. The chicks went down.
12.15 Harry went to fish #3, while Asha watched off nest. I think Sid continued eating fish #2
12.26 The nest tree.
And the sticky pine marten deterrent at the foot of the nest
The barbed wire deterrent below the old nest
12.53 LOL Asha dropped down from the perch, and found a sizeable piece of fish. She fed Harry!
12.57 Meanwhile, Sid found another piece of fish, a tail end!! But he didn't eat much of it. It was easier to join Harry and be fed by Mum. So between them the chicks had feed quite well from the two earlier fish.
13.09 Korky #4 fish
Edit: This was a much smoother delivery. Asha got the fish, Sid seemed unsure whether it was friend or foe who was about to land, so Asha had not problems grabbing the fish. Another brown trout
The fish had gone by 13.25
14.00 Intruder over the nest. Asha calls and mantles. Sid calls in indignation too! Harry stays down low.
14.23 Asha brings in one of her large awkward sticks
As far as I can tell (there aren't enough hours in the day to watch all the action again!) Asha didn't actually get any of #2 and #3 fish. Although she may well have found half eaten fish at some point! Is this the first time our chicks have tried to feed themselves - with varying success!
I was typing this, but had a visitor, so have a lot more catching up to do!
Edits:
14.38 Asha found on the dead tree over near the old nest and PTZ
14.41.47 Asha leaves the dead tree by the old nest/PTZ
14.42 She landed on the nest perch
15.32 Asha flies from the nest perch
15.34 Asha returns to the nest with a spindly stick
16.15 Asha starts calling
16.19 Chat #5 fish a nice big brown trout. Asha is in control of it, and feeds herself and Sid/2C5. Harry is lined up, but waiting his turn.
16.29 Harry sneaks in, and Sid picks up the droppings.
16.31 Sid leaves the line-up, after a poop he has a wander and lies down
16.56 Harry loses interest, and Asha feeds
17.19 The current scene
Long skinny fish at 22.12. Brodie's had another great day!