Welcome to Loch Arkaig Ospreys season 8
Will Louis and Dorcha return to Nest 2?
Will someone take up residence in Nest 1?
Will any of Louis' chicks with Aila and Dorcha be sighted?
2024 season:
Louis arrived on Thursday 28th March at 15.18.38
Dorcha arrived on Saturday 30th March at 14.21.27
They reunited on Saturday 30th March at 16.13.37
First egg laid on Sunday 14th March at 11.13.48 Congratulations!!
Second egg laid on Wednesday 17th March at 05.55.52
Dorcha is injured in an eagle attack on Friday 19th April at 11.08
Third egg laid on Saturday 20th April at 02.26.08
Welcome little bob - first chick hatches! Wednesday 22nd May at 06.16.45
Welcome little bob - second chick hatches - it's twins! Wednesday 22nd May at 22.26.15
Welcome little bob - third chick hatches! Friday 24th at 16.36.10
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2023 season highlights:
Louis returned on Sunday 2nd April at 12.26.54
Dorcha returned on Sunday 9th April 08.09.46
They reunited on Monday 10th April at 12.33.03
First egg laid Friday 21st April at 05.44.19
A Golden Eagle touched down on Saturday 22nd April at 11.50.56
Second egg laid Monday 24th April at 07.03.30
Third egg laid on Thursday 27th April at 07.35.39
Violent Owl strike sends an egg overboard 23rd May at 00.26.46
First chick hatches - and it's Egg3! 31st May at 13.08
Another Owl strike - Bob's unharmed. 6th June at 00.18.16
It's a boy! The chick is ringed LY7 on 9th July around 10am
Fledge! LY7 finds his wings and flies 19th July at 15.05.11
Hello Ludo! The voting results are in and LY7 is named Ludo! 19th July
Dorcha leaves on her travels - last seen on 17th August at 06.30.34
Louis was last seen on 24th August at 15.50.34
Ludo LY7 was last seen* on 25th August at 10.03.28 (*on the nest)
Ludo sighted in France 24th September! Still there 8th October
Link to 2023 thread:
https://community.rspb.org.uk/placestovisit/lochgartenospreys/f/loch-garten-ospreys/282446/loch-arkaig---the-woodland-trust---march-2023-to-february-2024
Brief history of the nests:
Ohhhhhhhh, Catlady (Catlady_6) Please don't forget my lovingly compiled cams post on Osprey Chat.
IMAGICAT
Dear Scylla, I have even bookmarked your link!!!! How did I not have had the sense to look there. What was confusing me was, I have all the nests set on my desktop (well tablet top) and when clicked it showed only last years. I knew that some nests open via youtube but this one didn't last year?
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Catlady said:some nests open via youtube but this one didn't last year?
I'm sure it was, Catlady - but let's forget it, I think our heads are spinning, what with one thing and an-unmentionable-other
Nest 1 13th March Our Buzzard friend returned this evening:
EDIT 14th March this is this morning's visitor returning, note the head markings - white splodge going off towards the right hand side over the eye.
The buzzard on the 12th has a stripe between the eyes going off towards the top of the head.
Both nest cams are live on youtube, Catlady. The WT chat page will go live on 23rd or 24th March and the nest cams will show up there too, but right now you can only access the nest cams on youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/live/--l_qKzu2kE Nest One
https://www.youtube.com/live/cThAEtbegKk Nest Two
I'm happy just to have a bird - any bird - land on the nest, Scylla!
How annoying, when you click on the nest cam links, they open on this page instead of on a new page. Maybe someone can tell me how to get around this?
Post links by using the Insert>>>Link and choose the drop-down New Window at the bottom where it says Nothing (or summat like that) by default
Both cams are on YT all year round, as well as on the WT Osprey page when the chat is open (March to September).
Thank you, I am going to give it a go. Wish me luck..
It worked! Thank you Scylla, o mistress of the unfathomable forum..