Continued from July 2023
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From the beginning of July, all continued to go well (with both PF4 and PF5 successfully taking their maiden flights on the 9th and 13th respectively) until the middle of the month. On the 15th, NC0, after attempting to snatch a meal from her eldest offspring, was forced off the nest by PF4. Sadly, this could have been the last sighting on camera this season of such a fabulous mum. Had she started her migration so early?
Without NC0 around, things on the nest then seemed to go into disarray. PF5 began to show a lot of dominance over his sister and, on the 21st, took control of the nest. After an early morning fish delivery on the 23rd and then being 'harassed' by PF4, who tried take his meal, he himself was ousted once he had flown off nest to eat in peace. Since then, PF4 has been in charge of the nest. On the 25th, PF5 made an heroic attempt to reclaim the nest from his sister, showing off his spectacular dive-bombing skills - however this did not work.
Laddie's fish deliveries to the nest have been fraught to watch and they have almost caused him harm. PF4 has been extremely overpowering and aggressive towards him in her attempts to claim most of the fish that he has brought to the nest. There is much worry over PF5 and whether he is being fed off nest. Hopefully, that is the case now that he has claimed his own 'patch' elsewhere on the reserve.
Early evening, on the last day of the month, PF4 was seen live on cam diving from the split birch to successfully catch her first fish, albeit a tiny one. She had been making many unsuccessful practise dives from the birch on previous occasions. An initial one, witnessed on the 18th, can be viewed in this SWT video.
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)
Hatched: 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*
Fledged: 9.7.23 - PF4(f) 57 days old (10:07) 13.7.23 - PF5(m) 58 days old (09:57)
Last seen: NC0 - 15.7.23 (pm); PF5, 73 days - 28.7.23 (pm); Laddie - 6.8.23 (pm); PF4, 86 days - 7.8.23 (am)
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Links to blogs and updates during March/April, May, June, July
August Blogs and Updates (published dates)
1.8.23 LotL Fb update re 'situation' >>> Here
4.8.23 LotL blog >>> Osprey Diary at Loch of the Lowes – Weeks 19 & 20
13.8.23 LotL blog >>> Osprey Diary at Loch of the Lowes – So Long and Fly High
I actually found this last, when I found the overnight/early morning session up to 06:30 hidden amongst my new-style multi-character downloads... (sorry, I'm venting rubbish).
This GSW was chirping ages before it appeared and didn't stop!
I was only going to snap this Jay, but you'll "see" why I had to do a video:
GSW again:
And again! But not video-worthy:
I cropped the birch area and checked all day from first light to about 18:30, with maybe one gap?
IMAGICAT
The cam went down approx 23:50+.
scylla said:
Sandra P said:Aha, thanks Scylla a mystery solved for me,
No need to tell you but I will anyway - I'm delighted, thrilled and tickled pink to have been of assistance
Plus I've been ever so good this morning, checking the cam every 10 minutes or so and surviving the disappointment
I'm nodding off so will not be able to check the cam. SYAL.
Cam has just come back online (13:02)
New YT URL
A little forager, 13:05
It's extremely windy!
©SWT/LotL
Great Tit and a Blue Tit
Richard B
Morning All,
No Osprey visits to the nest (as far as I can tell) and the sticks appear undisturbed
LotL blog which includes a short section re our Ospreys (no new info) and a 12 minute video montage
Ranger Round Up: Moths, Flowers, Beavers and More!
Video >>> Life on the Nest; From Arrival to Fledging
A couple of visitors to the nest that I've found today
14:16ish
It did have a quick peck under the large piece of bark but didn't disturb any other nesting material
And this little one, who was looking for insects, at 14:48ish
I wonder if Laddie has been seen in the area? His earliest migration/last seen date is recorded as the 16th August in both 2014 and 2019