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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
NC0 Just flew off - to our right, I think.
EDIT
She's back, nestorising and nestcupping xxx
IMAGICAT
scylla said:NC0 Just flew off - to our right, I think.
Yes, you were right, Scylla
Edit: And she returned with a clump of moss at 18:11
©SWT/LotL
18:35 I assume this is NC0 on her diving branch of the birch
18:55 She flew low towards the left side of the nest and then veered further left, out of cam view
23rd March
Morning All,
Surprisingly, NC0 flew onto the nest perch at 23:16 last night and spent the night on there
5:30
8:02 Trimming the end of that large stick
8:04
8:16 Nestcupping
Loved her fanned tail when rising
9:09 A crow landed on the cam post
NC0 flew up to shoo it off
9:27 ENS
Off out for the day. BFN
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EDITED POST.
NC0 guarded the nest overnight (just for the record):
10:20 NC0 just landed with FISH - facing the wrong way on the way in:
Cam is down, no new URL yet.
New URL