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
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.
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Thought I'd better show willing. Here's scylla's fish. It's all a bit soggy there at present
(c) RSPB Loch Garten
I mentioned this on the YT chat and was met with tumbleweed response which in itself made me lol. Lurv the names too. Sid & Harry it is!
Off gallivanting again, CC?!
Clare Bailey said:were those names your idea?
Yes they were, and I didn't think the effort at a joke was that clever/amusing so I'm ever so pleased some of you liked them - LG FB reacted rather wittily
This video may have mistakes in it - there were a couple that I corrected, but...
There's an intruder chase in here - and a surprising first-in-the-queue by #2 2C4
Often Brodie's fish get foreshortened but they're not very clear on the PTZ:
EDIT - Talking of mistakes I'll recheck !!!
CORRECTED SNAP:
I'm not up-to-date since the teatime fish.
No more fish, here is the activity into the morning of...
14 July
The PTZ was focused too close, we couldn't see the campost - so when Asha flew off and back in the evening but wasn't seen for the rest of the night, it was quite a worry
When she flew off with a bump in the morning, one realised she'd been there all night:
Since then, I see on the PTZ that Asha's been on 'n off the nest quite a bit, don't know if she's been sticking.
Asha is waiting for a fish on the perch, youngsters occasionally getting up for a flex or slow flap.
I'm packing up, g'night.
Fish at 8 51 am
Morning All
Lovely fish Trevor