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
10:28 NC0 had been shouting for a few minutes while standing in this position (she hadn't really stopped since returning TBH). I don't think Laddie was listening!
She flew off
Edit: 10:40, NC0 on the birch (she is silent)
©SWT/LotL
Cam zoomed in on NC0 and Laddie at 11:27 (she had arrived back to the perch at 11:17). You can guess what she was doing!
11:36 She made an attempt to get him off the eggs
That didn't work. NC0 continued to call for fish
He did finally get up from the eggs a minute later
Cam zoomed in a little further just as Laddie was leaving
NC0 settled to incubate
11:44
Cam panned out at 11:45
NC0 at present, 11:58
16:37 Laddie hasn't been back to the nest since he left 5 hours ago... NC0 has shifted her position several times since my last pic of her and has remained incubating. She has been very quiet
A non-Osprey post on LotL Fb but what a lovely sighting!
©Craig Storton Photography
18:06 NC0 began to call. Hopefully, she had Laddie in view (with a fish!)
20:41 NC0 calling very loudly!
Continuing to do so at 20:44
20:53 NC0 has been focusing her attention to the other side of the Loch
21:14 Occasional calling but still concentrating on watching the opposite side of the Loch
21:28 NC0's very quiet now
21:41 Just prior to night cam
21:44