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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
HI Scylla thought I would let people know that I'm Belinda in case people assumed Billy was a male
billy said:HI Scylla thought I would let people know that I'm Belinda in case people assumed Billy was a male
Which I, for one, did ... thanks for letting us know Belinda
2013 photos & vids here
eff37 on Flickr
From scroll back:
11:57 Laddie to the nest with a headless fish - NC0 was on the birch
NC0 took flight
NC0 must have flown over the nest as she appeared flying past the left side of it
She landed
NC0 knew he had something in his talons
After checking on Laddie's right, she came back round
Laddie took off with the fish
He landed in the birch (as marked)
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NC0 stayed on the nest until 12:10
Flying directly left
©SWT/LotL
NC0 with a huge clump of moss at 12:44. Possibly Laddie still on the birch
Nestcupping
14:48 Laddie to the nest, no fish, quickly followed by NC0
Mating
And away
Edited in: 15:52 Both were on the nest
An unsuccessful mating attempt (I don't think the increasing wind helped)
At present, 16:13
16:16 Mating. More successful this time
16:56 Handsome Laddie
Video posted on SWT's YT channel
Resident Male Osprey LM12 Returns to the Nest
17:37 Attempted mating. NC0 had been quietly (for her) soliciting for either fish or to be mated just prior
17:46 He had returned. NC0 still making quiet calls