LOCH GARTEN - END FEBRUARY 2024

Korky 31/07/2023 21:57

Link to July 2023 thread

July proved to be a less nail-biting month than June. Brodie re-appeared early on the 1st and delivered fish (including flounder) to the nest every day bar 1 thereafter, with a record count of 7 on the 21st. Asha also fished and delivered a salmon on the 3rd, as well as quite a few sticks, not least one to replace the sticky-up stick on the nest that got removed on ringing day - 12th July. We have 2 boys, as only 7% of those surveyed had predicted. 2C5 (oldest) became Sid (Vicious) and 2C4 (youngest) is Harry (Nilsson). We had some cracking snaps particularly from the PTZ camera, a 2am fish, self-feeding started, and wing-flapping and helicoptering. Bets are on for a fledge or two very early in August. Sid is 58 days and Harry 56 days on the 1st of August

Canuck 31/07/2023 22:32

For July, 110 fish delivered to the nest by my unofficial count.
107 from Brodie and 3 from Asha.

On July 1, Brodie brought in 2, Asha 1. (This was after no fish for June 29 and June 30.)
No fish on July 2.
On July 3, Asha brought in 2, Brodie 1.

Brodie went on a tear from July 20 to July 23, with 5, 7, 6, 6 fish.

This compares to 58 in total for June. July was almost double the count of June. Amazing!
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scylla 01/08/2023 06:31 in reply to Canuck

FISH !!! !!! !!!

EDIT

Brodie was holding the whole fish so daintily

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Trevor 01/08/2023 09:22

Fish at 8 58 am small
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Korky 01/08/2023 09:25

08.58 sprat

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Korky 01/08/2023 09:29

Latest update from RSPB Loch Garten
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Trevor 01/08/2023 10:11

Fish at 10 09 am
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SheilaFE 01/08/2023 11:28

My goodness, Brodie is on over-time! Let's hope we don't have a repeat of y'day's brutal attack. It didn't make easy viewing seeing Harry flat, and breathing very heavily afterwards. It was almost as if Sid winded him, but it was probably just Harry taking time to recover.
10.58 Asha brought in a very sticky licheny stick.
10. 59 she calls, so can presumably see Brodie.
11.14 Asha flies off over the bog, towards the distant trees.
11.16 Asha returns and appears to be aware of an intruder. She mantles. Sid calls.
11.18 Asha relaxes, but boys stay prone.
11.19 Asha has been watching around, diligently, but nothing appears to have come of it.
Chat says Sid/2C5/#1 is 58 days old - hatched 4 June
Harry/2C4/#2 is 56 days old - hatched 6 June
Baldock Yellow 28(04) m, parents EH and Henry/Ochre HV(94)m ie Henry V! Baldock was 64 days old when he fledged!

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scylla 01/08/2023 12:03 in reply to Trevor

trevor l said:
Fish at 10 09 am

Sid wasn't bovvered when Asha fed Harry:

We've had a intrusion, which Asha was dealing with - but I need to do a replay in a minute, other things to tend to now.

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SheilaFE said:
11.19 Asha has been watching around, diligently, but nothing appears to have come of it.

Ah, no need to bother, thanks, SHEILA :)))

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scylla 01/08/2023 12:59 in reply to SheilaFE

I think we've had a fledge but the PTZ is too zoomed in

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scylla 01/08/2023 13:46 in reply to scylla

scylla said:
I think we've had a fledge but the PTZ is too zoomed in

And me nest cam had completely dropped out so I've had to get it - such as it is, is not! - from rollback. I do hope you will enjoy the video nevertheless

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