Loch of the Lowes Ospreys 2020

Del.Monte

Lots of activity at the Loch with the resident male bird turning up on the 22nd March but no sign of his mate from last year and he's not waiting about!

After a bit of nest refurbishment he's moved in a new 'burd' but according to the site blog the resident female could still put in an appearance.

More here: https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/tag/lm12/

The live webcam is here: https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/things-to-do/watch-wildlife-online/loch-of-the-lowes-webcam-2/

New Home

I love how you can hear the geese* honking in the background!

*I'm assuming they're geese...

Del.Monte

New Home wrote: »

I love how you can hear the geese* honking in the background!

*I'm assuming they're geese...

Yes, I regularly have the webcam running in the background while I'm working and the other sounds are amazing, woodpeckers, pheasants, duck...

Del.Monte

9.24am - just had the webcam on for background - empty nest - but lots of interesting calls when both birds landed. A very quick bit of nooky and the male left again. Things are looking up!

Del.Monte

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1h7DZqbNjVHecSKpvy_ep1ZjEfPwG_waS/view?usp=sharing


Strange background sounds yesterday. Can anybody identify the sort of bubbling one that sounds like it should be in a rain forest rather than the Scottish highlands?

Del.Monte

Slightly off topic but I came across another excellent Scottish Osprey Cam on the Woodland Trust website while looking for information on Lime trees!


Link here: https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/osprey-cam/

Del.Monte

Things not looking great at the Loch of the Lowes with the nest possibly abandoned, but the other site at Loch Arkaig was active this afternoon with both birds in attendance.

Del.Monte

Better news, and viewing, at the Dyfi Osprey site in mid-Wales where the first egg has been laid.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH7wpvs7OG4&feature=emb_logo

and another further north near Porthmadog is also going well:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvJUZl9Nck4

Amazing birds, Ospreys, as the ones at Porthmadog have even learnt to use cable ties in their nest building!

Scotty #

Looking at some of those nests... some of the 'twigs' look quite huge, particularly in the Lowes nest. Are these nests built by Osprey or do they take over nests that were already there?

Del.Monte

Scotty # wrote: »

Looking at some of those nests... some of the 'twigs' look quite huge, particularly in the Lowes nest. Are these nests built by Osprey or do they take over nests that were already there?

They are reused year after year and added to and repaired. Different occupants some years such as the new female at the Loch of the Lowes this year. Some of the videos show the Ospreys bringing in large twigs.

Scotty #

Del.Monte wrote: »

Some of the videos show the Ospreys bringing in large twigs.

Yea, just saw one of the Dyfi birds bring in a particularly large stick. It brought it carrying it with both feet. I of course had been imagining them bringing them in with their beak like you see most birds do. Silly me.

That Dyfi feed is really good, great quality.

Del.Monte

The Dyfi nest with two large chicks is now on a new YouTube link http://www.dyfiospreyproject.com/live-streaming and the other Welsh site at Glaslyn has three large chicks - one has fledged but is back in the nest.