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2023 return dates: NC0(16) - 17.3.23 (07:43) Laddie (LM12) - 17.3.23 (13:43)
Well, what an end the 2023 season turned out to be! Who can forget the battle for the nest between both juveniles, PF4(F) & PF5(M), and then to see the total domination and aggression by the eldest when 'owning' the nest, not only to her sibling but also to dear Laddie when he provided her with fish. The season synopsis can be read in the final LotL Osprey Diary here. Did NC0 leave early to undertake her southerly migration on the 15th July, or could there have been another reason for her not to be seen on the webcam or around the reserve?
We wait in anticipation for Laddie and NC0's safe return to Loch of the Lowes. Let us very much hope for a 'fraught-free' 2024 season...
Nest Updates
Arrival dates: NC0(16) - 8.3.24 (17:52) Laddie (LM12) - 27.3.24 (16:38)
March Blogs and Updates (published dates)
9.3.24: SWT video >>> Female osprey NC0 returning to the nest
12.3.24: SWT/LotL blog >>> Breeding female osprey NC0 returns early
22.3.24: SWT video >>> Female Osprey NC0 has an Unexpected Visitor
27.3.24: LotL Fb >>> PH2(17) F, visited a nest in the Lake District (25.3.24). Link to Fb post here
28.3.24: SWT video >>> Resident Male Osprey LM12 Returns to the Nest
28.3.24: SWT/LotL blog >>> Breeding osprey pair reunited at Loch of the Lowes Wildlife Reserve
Morning All,
Fab video, Scylla, NC0 worked extremely hard on the nest yesterday!
Some random snaps of our lovely girl from a little earlier this morning
Just prior to her heading off to the birch again at 7:48
©SWT/LotL
Lovely captures Sandra and isn't NCO looking well. Hopefully Laddie returns early too as he has done so many years in the past.
Hi Karen,
She is looking fabulous! Yes, let's hope Laddie doesn't keep his lady waiting for too long
NC0 back to the nest at 10:19 - she did a beautiful overhead wing stretch on landing after flapping down from the cam post
NC0's been on and off the nest collecting sticks/twigs from the area just behind the split birch
10:47 arriving back with a small twig
Taking a break at 10:59
Sandra said:Taking a break at 10:59
I've been trying to record her on the newly-repaired UHD laptop but it keeps buffering - it's not buffering anywhere else! She just had a little feather-ruffle
IMAGICAT
I've had to shut down the repaired UHD Dell, it's acting rather ill
I'm taking a break and hope that my absence may encourage Laddie and others of our cam-birds to arrive
Great disappointment for you Scylla, do you have any kind of warranty on the repairs?
2013 photos & vids here
eff37 on Flickr
12:57 NC0 has just landed on the nest with a corker of a fish!
13:02 Tucking in
It is so heartwarming to see nature and instinct in action. She is an early bird. I pray for an early safe return of her mate. With the date of her return she has taken the bull by the horns and I hope it results in rich dividends from this nest this year. GO NCO!