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:
Just wonderful news, Geemeff...congratulations to all!
Please tell that Tawny to go away!
Here's the first picture
Richard B
05.22.31 Louis arrives with fish number one, a headless trout. Dorcha grabs it and goes
Louis looks down at the eggs and does a great double take!
And not forgetting Nest One in all the excitement over events on Nest Two -
07.11.00 Garry LV0 flies in with a clump of moss, does a bit of scraping and tidying
07.17.35 Garry departs and flies over to Pole tree and perches there (zoomed)
09.21.39 A little bird arrives and lands on the centre perch
09.21.53 It departs, flying up and out of sight
09.22.34 Sweet singing is heard before another little bird arrives, perches on the left
09.22.47 it also flies up and out of sight 09.22.59 Another bird (or same one?) arrives and perches on the centre perch
09.23.07 With the little visitor on the perch, Garry LV0 is seen leaving Pole Tree and heading off eastwards
09.23.25 The little bird departs, also flying upwards
10.49 the camera zooms in and brand new little bob is seen moving strongly, protected by mum Dorcha.
Not yet six hours old, and this one looks feisty and a handful.
Dad Louis appears - he's going to need all his fishing skills if the other two eggs turn out like this one!
Wonderful news and to see such a strong little bob,
It’s funny, in a good way, to see Arkaig having bobs hatch at the same time as the other nests as it’s usually always later!
Great news
Geemeff said:Louis looks down at the eggs and does a great double take!
Priceless, Geemeff! lol
Good news
2013 photos & vids here
eff37 on Flickr