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
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Sandra said:NC0 in labour, 10:50
NC0 in labour, 10:50
Am watching out of the corner of my eye.
IMAGICAT
Thanks Scylla.
2nd egg 10:53
How's that for an almost a perfect 72 hours since egg #1 (72 hours and 5 minutes, to be precise!)
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Network prob again! I had to re-record it in VLC cos my editor couldn't access it.
Amazing, thank you so much, Scylla
Hoping your network starts to behave itself!
Superb news Sandra, so glad you got to see NC0’s 2nd egg arrival. You can enjoy the rest of your day out now.
Thanks for the video Scylla.
Great news, well done NCO
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
The gulls are buzzing remorselessly! I may be detecting black caps... or I may not, am only able to glance at the mo. Maybe they're black wing-bits.
Actually, they don't seem to be trying to hit, they're keeping their distance, height-wise, I think!
EDIT
Evening All,
Cam went off line a little earlier
New YT URL (from 17:10)
Time of the second egg confirmed by Lowes
Posted on the SWT news feed >>> Second osprey egg of the season at Loch of the Lowes Wildlife Reserve
Glider said:Superb news Sandra, so glad you got to see NC0’s 2nd egg arrival
Thanks Glider! We'd just pulled into the 'services' to get a McD's breakfast - I sent my OH in to order, I wasn't going to leave the car and not watch NC0 laying the egg 'live'! lol
scylla said:The gulls are buzzing remorselessly
That's exactly how the gulls were behaving at 10:30 this morning when NC0 was on the nest, Scylla, and for roughly the same duration. Many thanks for the vid! I wonder what it is with the gulls this season, I can't remember them harassing the Ospreys in the past?