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ZEISS DTI thermal imaging cameras. For more discoveries at night, and during the day.

Loch Of The Lowes Osprey Webcam 2011 (1 Viewer)

June Atkinson said:
I'm sure there are people whose experience as Moderators in other forums should be sufficient to convince the SWT.

I have moderated on three separate forums on a University website for ten years, have also been a member of RSPB for years, and am an active member of the Friends of Red Kites. I also manage two websites, so like other folk, am aware of the constraints imposed on posting in a public domain.

Clearly, criteria would have to be met, but I think this is still an avenue worth exploring.

June
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I think it is more a question of scale and it is nice to see that the ospreys have been so popular in this respect. Unfortunately, I can see how that creates its own problems, whether that is to paid or volunteer staff. What starts out as a enhancement to the webcams can grow into a monster if the subject is popular enough and judging from Roxanne's reply, that is what has happened here. The forum I helped moderate was relatively low key when I was involved but it was still difficult to fit this in around my regular duties.
 
ah tiger. Was a stunning exit. I'm slowly thinking that maybe she isn't coming back. To be honest i just want an osprey on the nest. A breeding pair of osprey. I'll miss her beautiful head and it Will be the end of an era but boy what a legacy she has left behind. Watch her turning up tomorrow lol.
 
Cosworthlady said:
ah tiger. Was a stunning exit. I'm slowly thinking that maybe she isn't coming back. To be honest i just want an osprey on the nest. A breeding pair of osprey. I'll miss her beautiful head and it Will be the end of an era but boy what a legacy she has left behind. Watch her turning up tomorrow lol.
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She could still arrive but it is becoming less likely. If she is not here by 1st April I will think we probably have heard the last of her.

I remember doing this with Henry and we wrote him off twice before his final demise.
 
Tiger_mz said:
She could still arrive but it is becoming less likely. If she is not here by 1st April I will think we probably have heard the last of her.

I remember doing this with Henry and we wrote him off twice before his final demise.
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Yes we have to give her until then.

Awww Tiger, I still miss Henry. Even though he could bring the LG season to an abrupt halt with a few well aimed kicks
 
Tiger_mz said:
She could still arrive but it is becoming less likely. If she is not here by 1st April I will think we probably have heard the last of her.

I remember doing this with Henry and we wrote him off twice before his final demise.
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Don't lose heart yet and no need to set final dates. The weather is better at the moment with easterly winds but it is cold and this may put off the odd individual bird, especially an aged one. Ospreys are always single-brooded so there is plenty of time for late arrivals. The biggest issue is being back on territories before the first-time returning young upstarts start to think they have a chance. We should not forget Orange VS either because he came back but to another territory and with another female without any definite sign that he had been driven off - unless we missed his initial arrival.
 
I suppose the worry is over Marge's illness last year but the good news from a bird of prey perspective is that many females live beyond becoming barren before they succumb to the ravages of time. It is not unusual for large raptors to mate successfully and produce infertile eggs for a number of years. It happened with the lady at Haweswater (golden eagle, of course) for nearly a decade and a well-watched peregrine pair (Anglesey, from what I remember) produced infertile eggs one year before the territory was abandoned, presumably because one of the birds had died.
 
Thanks Nightranger. I was wondering if Marge is perhaps taking her time on the return journey this season and perhaps doing a stopover to conserve energy.
 
DaisyG said:
Thanks Nightranger. I was wondering if Marge is perhaps taking her time on the return journey this season and perhaps doing a stopover to conserve energy.
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It is more than possible, Daisy. Weather conditions have not been ideal over the last week despite the light winds. Sand martins have been slow but chiffchaffs have dropped in, in big numbers. Nevertheless, I was expecting early blackcaps today after the switch to easterlies but it is cold and I am sure this influences larger birds too.
 
I have a question for the ospreys specialists

If (unfortunatelly) Marge fails to return, will Franck stay in this nest with another mate ?
 
Lovely Messages

I've been enjoying all your responses. As I watched the departing flight of Lady on You Tube, I must say she is a Grand Lady in every way. I remain optimistic that she is taking her time. In any case, she has given all of us so much insight and a glimpse of her life which we would never have known if not for the camera and her young will carry on her longevity genes, I expect. In any case, we still watch and wait.

I surmise the Loch of the Lowes Blog is not commenting every day unless there is news. Is that the deal now?

Bonnie
 
Arrival date

The Loch of the Lowes Blog said that:
2008 - she arrived 30 Mar
2009 - 20 Mar
2010 - 23 Mar

Number of eggs laid in her lifetime - 54
Number fledged - 46
Estimated number of miles traveled in lifetime - 120,000 (3000 x 2) from West Africa to Perthshire and back again every year for approximately the last 20 years.

AMAZING!

Bonnie
 
SaxCat said:
I have a question for the ospreys specialists

If (unfortunatelly) Marge fails to return, will Franck stay in this nest with another mate ?
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Yes he will stay with the nest and no doubt attract a new female. There seems to be a lot of unpaired ospreys out there ready to fill any vacancy that comes up.
 
dave123 said:
anyone know the latest marge has arrived back over the years??
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That is a hard question to give an exact answer to since although data for the nest goes back to 1968 only the sighting of the first osprey is rather and not whether it was the male or the female. The first osprey has always been sighted at LOTL before 1st April since 1996. I do believe that Marge did turn up before Eric (green B) most years if not all of them.
 
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