(I am starting a new thread for April because, for sad personal reasons, Korky cannot be with us until further notice so the March title cannot be edited.)
Please read Korky's comprehensive March 2024 intro.
Asha and Brodie
Last year they arrived on 04 and 14 April respectively.
The end of the 2023 season was marred by the aggressive intrusion of BlueKL5 "Klive" (thank you, Fergus). We have no idea if the 2 youngsters were fit to migrate.
We haven't heard anything from HQ but it appears that the cams are not quite ready, despite snaps being posted to Facebook 10 days ago together with a query about the lack of IR for the third year in a row - and the streaming is unsteady and unreliable. When LG issued a warning about a delay to the opening of the season, it seemed to refer only to the Visitor Centre.
The PTZ now
Quote RSPB YT Channel: When the Loch Garten Nature Centre opens on April 15th, this camera is controlled by the centre staff during work hours, so please be gracious if you find it staring at an empty tree! The birds react quicker than the staff are sometimes able.
IMAGICAT
16.32 FISH Asha had seen Brodie well before he Brodie dropped down. She soon pounced on it and got it in her talons ready to fly away. So unlike last year when she would often fly off with the fish in her beak!
Brodie soon settled to incubation and Asha was found by PTZ on a tree with her fish
Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/
16.58 Asha left the tree. Cam went in search
17.00 She isn't on the usual fish eating perches.
17.30 PTZ is focused on the night nest view. Staff have gone.
Yes .. knew that Brodie was bringing Asha fish .. she saw him coming.. just the way she backed to let him in .. and being vocal
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SheilaFE said:16.32 FISH
I tried to get an ID snap of it but this was the best I could do :(((
scylla said:Do you mean this one, WENDY? Canuck said:April 24, 2024 - Day complete Fish: 14:15:05 Mating: none The (S)uccess or (F)ailure indication is purely my untrained observation. . No problem now. Otherwise, I'd flag it in the Community Upgrade thread.
Do you mean this one, WENDY?
Canuck said:April 24, 2024 - Day complete Fish: 14:15:05 Mating: none The (S)uccess or (F)ailure indication is purely my untrained observation.
April 24, 2024 - Day complete
Fish: 14:15:05
Mating: none
The (S)uccess or (F)ailure indication is purely my untrained observation.
No problem now. Otherwise, I'd flag it in the Community Upgrade thread.
This was the post I clicked on and got the moderating message and wasn't visible when I went back to LG thread ... subsequently appeared but very strange no posts from Canuck since?! Unless there's something I've missed!
2013 photos & vids here
eff37 on Flickr
I did actually say Blue 047 had been reported - not by me but by the RSPB and they will get the report
Valerie
I have deleted my response to Valerie. I misunderstood her comments and on reflection I don't know who 047 is without scrolling thru, and I can't. Blue KL5(20)m did intrude on 25 April 2024 at 12:46. I have also deleted the edit comment I put on my post about KL5.
Valerie said:I did actually say Blue 047 had been reported - not by me but by the RSPB and they will get the report
Ahh, thanks for the clarification, Valerie. Very sorry to have quoted you in error. I have added an edit to my comment
April 25, 2024 - Day complete
Fish: 16:32:55
Summary of intruders:
7:36 - Blue 155
12:46:22 - KL5
13:23 - unringed
13:56:25 - same unringed as at 13:23??? I don't know.
18:16:40 - something got Brodie to go into defense posture but nothing showed up on the cam.