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
Hi Scylla,
Laddie had just settled back down onto the eggs (after aerating the nest cup) just before it went offline
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NEW URL
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Thanks, Scylla
NC0 landed on the perch, 16:16
Laddie off the eggs, and the nest, at 16:31
NC0 to the nest cup
16:35
16:46 Laddie, on alert, to the nest
Chipping, 16:51
He relaxed then he chipped again at 16:52
Both calm
Laddie flew off at 16:59, no threat was seen
NC0 resting her eyes at 17:04
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(I;ve had to delete quoting your post "Thank you scylla" because I got the orange box up saying file type not allowed.)
You must have done a double-take when you saw that the "CAM DOWN" had been replaced by "NEW URL" - I don't know what happened, there was a glitch and the CAM DOWN post disappeared !!!
I thought we might have had Egg #3 just now, I was seeing things.
Your 'cam down' post was showing (and is still there now on the bottom of the previous page) when I replied with the last pics of Laddie prior to it going offline. I wonder if that's because that comment went onto the next page?? How odd!
scylla said:I thought we might have had Egg #3 just now, I was seeing things
Yes, still just the two eggs, Scylla
Two eggs on show at 18:49
NC0 has been very relaxed while incubating
18:58 - 80 hours and 5 minutes since egg #2 was laid
A small, headless fish from Laddie at 19:31 (though possibly a tail end of fish)
She carried it off nest in her beak