Thanks to Woodland Trust from whose livestream I took this clip. Check out their live camera supported by players of People's Postcode Lottery at [ Ссылка ]
This clip shows Dorcha returning to the nest in the dark with night cam on, but missing her landing and banging hard into a branch. It's very unusual to see Louis on the nest so late. Louis delivered the fish at 09.35, Dorcha took it and flew off to eat as usual, but then didn't return for nearly three hours, and as can be seen, Osprey night vision isn't brilliant!
00.19.53 Dorcha returns and perches on the high perch
00.13.12 Dorcha clatters into the nest
00.12.29 Dorcha finally reappears, doing a flyby underneath the nest
21.35.56 Dorcha departs, Louis settles down to egg duty
21.35.34 Fish two arrives
2023 season:
Louis returned on Sunday 2nd April 12.26.54
Dorcha returned on Sunday 9th April 08.09.46
They reunited on Monday 10th April at 12.33.03
First egg laid Friday 21st April at 05.44.19
A Golden Eagle touched down at 11.50.56
Second egg laid Monday 24th April at 07.03.30
Third egg laid Thursday 27th April at 07.35.39
2022 season: Louis and Dorcha returned to Nest Two on 12th April, laid three eggs on 24 and 27th April, and 1st May. The first chick hatched on 31st May, the second on Jubilee Day 2nd June and the third on 5th June. Sadly the third chick passed away on 12th June. The other two progressed rapidly and were ringed LW5 (eldest ) and LW6 (younger) on 12th July, and gender assessed as both being female. They were named Willow (LW5) and Sarafina (LW6), and fledged on 25th and 31st July respectively. Dorcha was last seen on the nest on 18th August, Willow on 28th August, Louis on 8th September and Sarafina on 9th September.
Louis is a father of ten, six with Aila (2017-2020), and four with Dorcha.
In hatch order:
2017 Lachlan (JH4)
2019 Mallie (JJ0), Rannoch (JJ2)
2020 Doddie (JJ6), Vera (JJ8), Captain (JJ7)
2021 Aspen (LW3), Alder (LW4)
2022 Willow (LW5), Sarafina (LW6)
2022 season highlights: [ Ссылка ]
2021 season highlights: [ Ссылка ]
2020 season highlights: [ Ссылка ]
2019 season highlights: [ Ссылка ]
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