Loch of Lowes is still waiting too...Wildlife Blog 28th May 2011
Posted on May 28, 2011 by annaranger
Events from the nest today:
It is now 45 days after the first egg was laid, 42 after the second, and 39 after the third. There is still a chance of eggs hatching and us seeing chicks in the nest this year. Here at Loch of the Lowes we remain hopeful.
Our famous pair of ospreys are continuing with incubation duties, making changeovers and regularly turning the eggs. At 10.39am our male osprey, 7Y, brought a small pike to the nest which our female then took to eat elsewhere; returning to the eyrie at 1.45pm.
Questions we received via
ospreys@swt.org.uk queried what our pair of ospreys would do if the eggs do not hatch this year. Should this be the case, it is likely that the pair will continue to incubate for some time and then make an early migration back to West Africa. Last year, there was a third egg on the nest which failed to hatch. Our female continued to incubate this egg whilst the two successful chicks were small. However, I’d like to reiterate that we remain optimistic, as there is still a chance of eggs hatching this year.
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