Monthly links to all the blogs and updates throughout the whole of the 2023 season, can be found on the August 2023 OP here
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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
Thanks Wendy. I haven't had a problem just recently posting on the thread, my comments have been showing up immediately. I think it's a 'pick on Sandra' day today as I'm not receiving any notifications at all either! lol
12:57 Mating. NC0 was already on the nest then Laddie flew in
©SWT/LotL
Sandra said: I think it's a 'pick on Sandra' day today as I'm not receiving any notifications at all either! lol
Don't take it personally Sandra, I have an unread PM showing and when clicked on says no new messages ... pain!
2013 photos & vids here
eff37 on Flickr
I wonder when Laddie will actually let NC0 have a fish?!
Lol, Glider! At least he brought one back to the nest earlier, such a shame he lost it after taking it away!
Sandra said:I'm not receiving any notifications at all either
Receiving them now and I'm able to edit posts without having them duplicated. I will, however, keep both my original and the duplicated post this morning (page 45) on the thread...just in case!
Better safe than sorry!
16:07 High-pitched calls then a flight past the left side of the nest. Fish in talons?
Glider said:Better safe than sorry!
Absolutely! lol
16:20 NC0 down from the cam post
She called for fish
Still calling at 16:27