Continued from March 2024
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It was a very welcomed surprise to see NC0 arrive back from her wintering grounds on the 8th March, her earliest return to date! NC0 kept herself occupied while alone - catching some impressive-sized fish to eat as well as preparing the nest in readiness for future eggs. To note, her severely split blue darvic ring (as seen last season) is missing and she now only wears a BTO ring on her right leg.
It was a nail-biting time for us waiting to see if dear Laddie would make an appearance too and, little did we know, that it would be a further 19 days before he made his ‘grand entrance’ on the 27th, being ‘escorted’ to the nest by a flock of very vocal gulls!
Having settled into their usual routines on the nest and around the reserve, we now look forward to watching this season’s events unfold.
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Nest Updates
Arrival dates: NC0(16) - 8.3.24 (17:52) Laddie (LM12) - 27.3.24 (16:38)
Eggs laid: Egg #1 - 17.4.24 (10:48) Egg #2 - 20.4.24 (10:53) Egg #3 - 23.4.24 (20:47)
Link to blogs and updates during March
April Blogs and Updates (published dates)
17.4.24: SWT/LotL blog >>> First osprey egg of the season at Loch of the Lowes Wildlife Reserve
17.4.24: SWT video >>> NC0 Laying First Egg of the Season
20.4.24: SWT/LotL blog >>> Second osprey egg of the season at Loch of the Lowes Wildlife Reserve
20.4.24: SWT video >>> NC0 Lays Second Egg of the Season
24.4.24: SWT/LotL blog >>> Third osprey egg of the season at Loch of the Lowes Wildlife Reserve
24.4.24: SWT video >>> Female Osprey NC0 Lays Third Egg of the Season
30.4.24: LotL Fb >>> Regarding Laddie's absence
Another mating at 14:18
©SWT/LotL
Cam went offline at 14:45, awaiting new YT URL
New YT URL
15:17 NC0 on the nest
A small fish delivery from Laddie to NC0 at 15:40
In her beak here
Carrying her fish off to the birch
NC0 left the birch at 15:52 and, after a flight past the left side of the nest, landed with the remainder of her fish
Fish in her right talons
15:55 Tucking in
She swallowed the fish tail at 15:59
NC0 flew off to the birch at 16:01
Sorry Sandra, I hadn’t noticed you’d posted the FB blog earlier talking about the unringed Osprey! I thought that they might have been able to sharpen their image to read the ring but I guess not.
Oh not to worry, Glider, good to see that Lowes are posting the news on both social media platforms
There was a 19:00 mating
NC0 flew off shortly after Laddie's post-mating flight
19:47 Both are on their respective areas of the birch
20:00 NC0 returned to the perch; Laddie still on the birch
20:18 A crow landed on the birch - NC0 was off like a shot to give chase!
After getting that out of her system, and having a short flight around, she initially landed on/by the feeding post of the birch (her wings could be seen)
Before transferring to this branch
20:36 NC0 came back to the perch
At present, 20:44