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
21.10 humongous fish, with its 'ead on
(c) RSPB Loch Garten
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Unknown said:Thank you for all the reports and pics even in the midst of equipment failures at MC.
I am very worried about MC's ongoing equipment failures and hope that she hasn't succumbed to taking strong drink or drugs to soothe her fevered brow
Unknown said:I am very worried about MC's ongoing equipment failures
Me too. But the internet outage was a one-off and not under my control - it's the downloader I'm really worried about, as the software company has gone incommunicado, and when YouTube next makes changes to its systems there'll be no update for the superseded version I'm having to use because the new version issued by the silent predator company won't work at all.
Anyway...
Tawny Owl passed by. I had the sound but it's so stuttery and there are rattles and scrapes that can't be accounted for whatsoever so I've made it silent. Nothing could be seen on the nest cam.
IMAGICAT
29 July
Asha suffered another disturbance @ 01:30 but we couldn't see anyone:
Fish at 5 38 am could not see size EDIT only small
05:38
06:08
trevor l said:All quiet at the moment off for comfort break BBS.
And I'm off for a long break, WBBS.
I repeat
scylla said:And I'm off for a long break, WBBS