Continued from April 2024
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Three beautiful eggs were laid from mid-April, with the final one arriving almost 10 hours later than NC0’s usual 72 hour 'cycle'.
Both Laddie and NC0 have had to defend the nest from many 'passing through' intruders. Could Laddie’s defence of the reserve be the reason why there has been no sighting of him on the webcam since early lunchtime on the 28th? There were a few occasions where there was a high likelihood that he may have been in NC0’s sight since then though, her loud fish calls alerted us to that probable fact.
With NC0’s last meal being delivered on the 27th, we can only hope that Laddie arrives home not only fit and well, but also with a well-deserved fish for such an amazing female Osprey – her endeavours to keep the eggs protected, warm and dry during his absence, have been truly remarkable!
As I write, it has been just over 60 hours without Laddie at the nest and we now wait, in anticipation, for a positive start to this new month...
*UPDATED 4.5.23: Heartbroken to report, that there was very sadly no positive news forthcoming regarding our dear Laddie...
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Nest Updates
Arrival dates: NC0(16) - 8.3.24 (17:52) Laddie (LM12) - 27.3.24 (16:38) RIP Laddie (LM12) - remains found 3.5.24
Eggs laid: Egg #1 - 17.4.24 (10:48) Egg #2 - 20.4.24 (10:53) Egg #3 - 23.4.24 (20:47)
*Two eggs were destroyed on 7.5.24; the third one on 8.5.24, by an unringed, Pale Male Osprey. All were deemed unviable due to being chilled and left for long periods without incubation
Links to blogs and updates during March, April
May Blogs and Updates (published dates)
2.5.24: LotL Facebook >>> Situation with regards to Laddie's absence
3.5.24: LotL Facebook >>> Update from the nest
3.5.24: LotL Blog (updated at 9pm on 4.5.24) >>> Loch of the Lowes osprey nest update
4.5.24: LotL Facebook >>> It is with a very heavy heart...
7.5.24: SWT/LotL News >>> Osprey LM12 found dead
7.5.24: LotL Blog >>> The start of a new osprey era at Lowes?
10.5.24: LotL Blog >>> Intruding Ospreys Make a Move
13.5.24: LotL Facebook >>> A lot has been happening...
15.5.24: STV News Report - North East and Tayside >>> Police say no criminality after death of YouTube star osprey 'Laddie' *Nothing 'official' from SWT/Lowes*
20.5.24: Article from raptorpersecutionuk.org >>> Update on death of Osprey ‘Laddie’ from Loch of the Lowes Reserve in Perthshire (Link provided by SheilaFE - with grateful thanks)
21.5.24: LotL Blog >>> Skydancing, Nestorations and Fish – Positive News from the Nest (Four SWT videos included)
30.5.24: LotL Blog >>> Fish, ‘Flowers’ and the Battle of Blue ‘7C1’ – An Update from the Osprey Nest
7:48 Noise of two geese made NC0 stand up - one flew over the nest, the other flew over the Loch
Osprey onto the birch, 7:52ish. Could it be the same one as earlier? NC0 called for fish
Still there now, 8:12. NC0 calling occasionally
I have to go now. BFN
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10.35 Osprey flew over nest and landed in dead tree. NCO calling
Morning Sandra and All
Thank you for the early updates so far and let's hope for a positive less confusing day today as yesterday was so difficult to piece together! Well done Sandra for making some sense of it all!
Just wondering has Laddie been away this long before? .... Seem to remember he has!
Sandra said:From what I can see, I don't think anything else had occurred up until my time of posting (though can't be 100% sure)
I didn't find anything, Sandra - here's a short vid of the early intrusion, focused on the birch mostly for NC0's voice reaction:
IMAGICAT
Someone has put on FB that Laddie is back however this has not been verified so I'll only believe it when LOL confirm it
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billy said:Someone has put on FB that Laddie is back however this has not been verified so I'll only believe it when LOL confirm it
I can't see itt on the official SWT page - can you remember where, BILLY?
I'm looking for any evidence on the stream but am not as good at finding micro-events as wot Sandra is!
In the meantime, the geese honking overhead which SANDRA snapped:
It's on LOL facebook page posted about 1 hour ago but I think they've got it wrong. I wonder if they're getting mixed up with Brodie at LG
It could well be, BILLY - anything's possible, given what we and they have been thru these past days !!!
Here was a gull passing by, not attempting to intrude, and an unringed Osprey trying and failing:
(Malwarebytes Browser Guard just blocked RSPB due to excessive notification requests, suspecting phishing - I'll post it in the Comm Upgrade thread.)
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And that made me fergit me snaps!
13:09 NCO flew off returning a minute or so later
Update from LOL on FB