Garden Wildlife UK

Loch of the Lowes

No mention on the blog but it looks like one chick has fledged. At the moment, one chick on the thick branch pointing to the loch at the back of the nest. No sign of the other chick.

Another couple of Osprey nests I have been following just recently although no webcams on either. Caerlaverock Wildfowl and Wetland Trust did have a nest and webcam in the past. Unfortunately I cannot find anything this year. Threave Castle at Castle Douglas doesn't appear to have a webcam. This yea...

Chicks at Loch of the Lowes have been ringed.

Older chick - Female - ringed Blue PF4 - 1.85kg.
Younger chick - Male - ringed Blue PF5 - 1.2kg.

Ringing was done on the nest.

Mystery of Loch Arkaig solved. There were three eggs. One hatched, one didn't hatch and one fell over the side of the nest when an owl caused some mayhem on the nest.

Chicks at Poole Harbour being fed at the moment.

Quick up-date on the three nests.

New Poole Harbour
Three chicks

Loch of the Lowes
Two chicks

Loch Arkaig
One chick and one unhatched egg. Thought there were three eggs but they were difficult to see.

Not sure what is happening at Loch Arkaig. I thought there were three eggs. Female has got up and there was one chick and one egg.

There are two chicks hatched at Poole Harbour.

There is a chick at Poole Harbour. Don't know exact date.

Loch of the Lowes - the older of the two chicks is bullying its younger sibling. Have seen this before- The first year I started following the Osprey nests, at Loch Garten, the youngest chick, was bullied by the eldest chick. It eventually died. We called it Small Fry because of its size. The bullie...