I'm beginning to get sea-sick watching that nest blowing in the wind:eek!:
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Loch of the Lowes Ospreys 2009 (1 Viewer)
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Cosworthlady
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Imagine how she must feel LOL. Its really wild out there. i hope it calms down for her.
Cosworthlady
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The LotL has a brilliant hide with HD tellies that are right into the nest cup. The hide is on the loch side a few hundred metres from the nest itself. You can't get any closer than that although no one would really want to for fear of scaring the birds off. The birds can be seen plucking fish out of the Loch if that's where they are feeding at the time you are there. I've seen it with my own eyes so i know its spectacular. The birds are very easily seen in the skies from the hide or outside the hide even. I've not been to other osprey sites so can't compare but i reckon LotL would be hard to beat for access and for sightings.
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is everybody getting sound apart from me?
Cosworthlady
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Got my sound fixed Yay. i can hear the tree creaking GULP!!! I can hear a great tit somewhere close by. i wonder if the blue tits will savage the mic cover again this year for nesting material LOL
Cosworthlady
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Here is the first instalment of the wardens diary.
20 March 2009
Our original female, who has been nesting at the Loch of Lowes since 1991, arrived safely back to the nest at 6.05 pm on Friday 20 March. We are delighted that she has returned and are hoping the male will arrive soon so we can start another year of osprey watch.
Watch this space!
20 March 2009
Our original female, who has been nesting at the Loch of Lowes since 1991, arrived safely back to the nest at 6.05 pm on Friday 20 March. We are delighted that she has returned and are hoping the male will arrive soon so we can start another year of osprey watch.
Watch this space!
Hi all - know it's the wrong thread but just going out now so a quick update. EJ is back too! But no webcam yet as far as I could see.
http://blogs.rspb.org.uk/lochgarten...s-back_21002100210021002100210021002100_.aspx
http://blogs.rspb.org.uk/lochgarten...s-back_21002100210021002100210021002100_.aspx
Hi Kawwauser,
It is good to have another Osprey watcher. The live cameras are brilliant and the sounds awesome. Marge is hunkered down in her nest in strong winds, at the moment, I am glad I am not her, I am in a house but it is wild and wet here too.
Ann :egghead::flyaway::flyaway:
The Osprey Godmother
It is good to have another Osprey watcher. The live cameras are brilliant and the sounds awesome. Marge is hunkered down in her nest in strong winds, at the moment, I am glad I am not her, I am in a house but it is wild and wet here too.
Ann :egghead::flyaway::flyaway:
The Osprey Godmother
Cosworthlady
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I havent looked at the diary yet for last year but I'm sure it was around the 28th he arrived. I'm probably wrong LOL. I know Madam Marge has arrived earlier than last year.
She's fair tucking into her fish there.
She's fair tucking into her fish there.
Cosworthlady
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from the diary
23 March 2009
Welcome back to another season with the Osprey Diary. We are all buzzing with excitement here at Loch of the Lowes because we are thrilled to welcome back our female osprey who has been nesting here since 1991. She arrived at the nest on 20 March at 6.05 pm and is now in the process of fixing the nest for hopefully another successful breeding season. Unfortunately only one of her eggs hatched last year so let's hope she has a bit more luck this year.
The female has been seen filling her belly with trout from the loch and spent her Friday night sleeping soundly in her nest. Saturday night was a bit too windy to spend on the nest so she retreated to a less exposed site and the nest held firm through the gales. The male should be returning from his winter in equatorial West Africa any day now then the mating will begin. The eggs should be laid a couple of weeks after.
Congratulations to the winner of the binoculars who spotted our female osprey arriving back to the nest and keep watching and reading to learn about her progress throughout the breeding season.
23 March 2009
Welcome back to another season with the Osprey Diary. We are all buzzing with excitement here at Loch of the Lowes because we are thrilled to welcome back our female osprey who has been nesting here since 1991. She arrived at the nest on 20 March at 6.05 pm and is now in the process of fixing the nest for hopefully another successful breeding season. Unfortunately only one of her eggs hatched last year so let's hope she has a bit more luck this year.
The female has been seen filling her belly with trout from the loch and spent her Friday night sleeping soundly in her nest. Saturday night was a bit too windy to spend on the nest so she retreated to a less exposed site and the nest held firm through the gales. The male should be returning from his winter in equatorial West Africa any day now then the mating will begin. The eggs should be laid a couple of weeks after.
Congratulations to the winner of the binoculars who spotted our female osprey arriving back to the nest and keep watching and reading to learn about her progress throughout the breeding season.
Cosworthlady
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did you see that crow annoying her? It had the cheek to land on the nest and swoop on her???
Hi Ann,
I am glad you saw what it was I just saw Marge defending her fish and wasn't sure if it was an Osprey, I have heard a crow once or twice this afternoon. Marge does not seem to be eating the fish as if she is hungry so happen the Crow thought it was the best chance to pinch it.
It is all happening today EJ keeps looking skywards as well and I had a male Sparrowhawk shoot through the garden like a bullet, the Sparrows got out of the way quickly.
Ann :egghead::flyaway::flyaway:
The Osprey Godmother
I am glad you saw what it was I just saw Marge defending her fish and wasn't sure if it was an Osprey, I have heard a crow once or twice this afternoon. Marge does not seem to be eating the fish as if she is hungry so happen the Crow thought it was the best chance to pinch it.
It is all happening today EJ keeps looking skywards as well and I had a male Sparrowhawk shoot through the garden like a bullet, the Sparrows got out of the way quickly.
Ann :egghead::flyaway::flyaway:
The Osprey Godmother
Cosworthlady
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Just read last years diary.
Marge arrived the 30th March with a NEW man in tow.
Homer arrived on the 31st/1st and kicked the interloper out the nest door.
Marge arrived the 30th March with a NEW man in tow.
Homer arrived on the 31st/1st and kicked the interloper out the nest door.
Hi Ann and Folks,
It is windy at Loch Lowes and no Marge on the nest but at least she has not got a white white world (snow and a lot of it) at Loch Garten. I am sure EJ (Madam) will be hunkered down out of the worst of it somewhere.
Ann :egghead::flyaway::flyaway:
The Osprey Godmother
It is windy at Loch Lowes and no Marge on the nest but at least she has not got a white white world (snow and a lot of it) at Loch Garten. I am sure EJ (Madam) will be hunkered down out of the worst of it somewhere.
Ann :egghead::flyaway::flyaway:
The Osprey Godmother
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