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
Laddie's on the nest, NC0 still on the perch.
IMAGICAT
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Strange effort from Laddie:
Inruder? They're both mantling.
scylla said:a time I guestimated and which you'll firm up, SANDRA
Morning Scylla and All,
I estimated it to be 3:38
Thank you so much for the videos!
A pic showing the short-lived unseen intruder episode at 6:29 when they were both on alert. I wonder if it was the blue ringed Osprey from yesterday still doing the rounds?
6:43 Mating on the perch
Beautiful NC0 at present, 7:50
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I've just noticed that the OP now only appears on page 1. My name and date of that posting, however, do show at the top of each subsequent page.
Catch up:
10:08 NC0 nestcupping, I haven't seen her doing much of that since Laddie arrived
11:11 Mating
Laddie celebrated that by bringing in a long stick at 11:13
13:01 Laddie decided to do some nest tidying. Repositioning the bark
Moving a stick to the back of the nest
Back to the bark
14:00 Mating
14:25 NC0 decided the nest needed some colour so brought in a huge clump of moss!
14:36 A mating attempt
NC0 lifted her left shouder to move him off
He remained on the nest for a couple of minutes after that, before flying off
14:39 Laddie came back within a minute to try his luck again!
NC0 pecked at him initially
But then raised her tail for Laddie to mate with her
15:42, Laddie brought this long stick to the nest. He placed in that overhanging position
17:10 NC0 calling for fish
Sandra said:I've just noticed that the OP now only appears on page 1. My name and date of that posting, however, do show at the top of each subsequent page
Thanks for posting that info Sandra ... I had just seen that opener on another thread with Scylla's name & date showing and I wrongly assumed it was a failed post ... personally wish that rspb had left this bit of confusion off!
2013 photos & vids here
eff37 on Flickr
Perhaps it's still 'work in progress' Wendy? Glad that the OP is only on page 1 now though
Yes, I hadn’t noticed but now that you’ve pointed it out Sandra, I see it elsewhere too. It is a bit odd just to have an individual’s name at the top of the page now!