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
Sandra, you did catch the main rainbow and the second one is very faint and may have been fleeting. Your rainbow photo of NC0 is gorgeous.
Oh, so I did! lol
Thanks Glider
NC0 with a clump of moss at 16:18
She chipped a few times on landing - no threat seen
16:29 Laddie with a second, small fish of the day for NC0
She took it, and some nesting material, off the nest
Edited in:
NC0 headed towards the birch
After flying high over the birch, she made a u-turn and headed back towards the nest but...
Went low and passed behind it
NC0 could then be seen flying back towards the birch. Laddie was nestcupping
She took her fish to the area marked
©SWT/LotL
Laddie posed in front of the cam from 16:41 until he left the nest at 16:53 - a few sample pics
He made a few contact calls just prior to flying off
Laddie with fish #3 at 17:31 - it appeared to be headless
NC0 down from the cam post
No hiding it Laddie!!
The fish and nesting material (again) were in her talons as she flew off
She flew to the birch and landed on the feeding post, as marked
NC0 returned to the nest perch, without any fish, at 17:47 - she was only there for a couple of minutes
Since then, NC0 hasn't left the nest after arriving at 19:55, Laddie hasn't been back
She landed from the cam post, Laddie was possibly? in his roosting spot on the birch
20:09 There was quite a bit of rustling very close to the nest, NC0 had been looking around
Then, at 20:10, this duck then flew away from wherever it had been
She moved to the perch at 20:26. Laddie was in his roosting spot n the birch
Tucked in and sleeping at present, 21:38
9th March
Morning All, it's raining again!
6:03 NC0 remained on the perch throughout the night, Laddie on the birch
6:08 NC0 jumped onto the nest and gave her wings a flap
Laddie then flew from the birch...
...and landed on the nest
He had a good-sized headless fish in his talons which NC0 took from him. He must have caught that yesterday evening?
Her fly-away was too blurred to post
NC0 was back with a tail end of the fish at 7:06
She discarded the remainder of her breakfish on the front edge of the nest. Laddie came to collect it at 7:12
He flew off with it after this pic
Back he came at 7:46, still some remaining fish in his right talons
He looked around and waited
NC0 did not come to the nest so Laddie took the fish away at 7:49
NC0 to the perch at 8:02 - a crow (I think) was sitting on a lower tree branch
An impressive PS
The crow had flown
NC0 flew off from the perch
8:40 Both Laddie and NC0 headed towards the nest
Laddie, without any fish, made his way to the cam post
NC0 looked up to the cam post
She then stared at something of interest...
...and took flight
Laddie onto the nest at 8:43
NC0 to the perch moments after
8:53
Laddie left the nest at 9:11
NC0 at present, 9:26
Edit: Unless I've missed it, I can't find any mating occurring between them so far this morning
Both been on nest for a while