Loch of the Lowes - 2015

[Bobbie Ireland]

A New Year! Time to start watching again... and... hoping for a glimpse of Lady!!

http://blogs.scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/osprey/

[PatriciaRose]

 

[MAK]

 

[Bobbie Ireland]

Awaiting the Return!!! Sooooooo hoping!!!

http://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/article/trust-invites-the-public-to-guess-osprey-arrival/

[MAK]

Awaiting the Return!!! Sooooooo hoping!!!

http://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/article/trust-invites-the-public-to-guess-osprey-arrival/

Fingers crossed for the Lady! 

[Donna]

Anticipation at Loch of the Lowes is reaching fever pitch as we eagerly anticipate the arrival of our osprey pair. The male returned on 21st March last year so could he turn up over the weekend or even today?… we’ll all just have to keep watching and waiting. Needless to say we’ll let you know as soon as there’s any news to report.

March 20th

[AlisonL]

From the blog today:

We are delighted to announce that at 5.38am this morning the resident male returned to the nest at Loch of the Lowes. Having been observed fishing on the loch the previous night, he arrived back at the eyrie in the early hours and immediately began housekeeping duties. He left at 6.18am and has since reappeared briefly at the nest at 7.28am.

We will be releasing a full statement and pictures later on today – in the meantime keep your eyes peeled on the web cam for more osprey action!

Hoping Lady will arrive soon  . . .

[MAK]

From the blog today:

We are delighted to announce that at 5.38am this morning the resident male returned to the nest at Loch of the Lowes. Having been observed fishing on the loch the previous night, he arrived back at the eyrie in the early hours and immediately began housekeeping duties. He left at 6.18am and has since reappeared briefly at the nest at 7.28am.

We will be releasing a full statement and pictures later on today – in the meantime keep your eyes peeled on the web cam for more osprey action!

Hoping Lady will arrive soon  . . .

YAY! 

[Kris G.]

From the blog today:

We are delighted to announce that at 5.38am this morning the resident male returned to the nest at Loch of the Lowes. Having been observed fishing on the loch the previous night, he arrived back at the eyrie in the early hours and immediately began housekeeping duties. He left at 6.18am and has since reappeared briefly at the nest at 7.28am.

We will be releasing a full statement and pictures later on today – in the meantime keep your eyes peeled on the web cam for more osprey action!

Hoping Lady will arrive soon  . . .

Good news! 

[Bobbie Ireland]

From the blog today:

We are delighted to announce that at 5.38am this morning the resident male returned to the nest at Loch of the Lowes. Having been observed fishing on the loch the previous night, he arrived back at the eyrie in the early hours and immediately began housekeeping duties. He left at 6.18am and has since reappeared briefly at the nest at 7.28am.

We will be releasing a full statement and pictures later on today – in the meantime keep your eyes peeled on the web cam for more osprey action!

Hoping Lady will arrive soon  . . .

Good news! 

Woo-hoo!!!

[AlisonL]

Today's update from the blog:

Since his arrival in the early hours of Sunday, our resident male osprey has been busy organising his nest for the coming season. He immediately got to work, displaying some interesting cleaning techniques by using his body and splayed wings to flatten the growing grass tufts in the centre! It is possible for a female to reject a nest if it is deemed untidy enough upon her arrival, so this is a very important behaviour to witness.

On Sunday afternoon, the male treated spectators to a wonderful sight of himself returning from a successful fishing trip with a large pike grasped firmly in his talons. After returning safely from his arduous migration it’s a relief to see him demonstrating his great condition and hunting capabilities.

There is no sign yet of his usual mate, our resident female, but it is still early days and we have only just entered the typical osprey arrival period. However yesterday we received reports of 4 ospreys over the loch, and at 8.10am this morning an unidentified female arrived on the nest. She began making herself quite at home, kicking out grass and adding a stick to the nest. So far, there has been no observed interaction with our male but we will keep you all informed of any interesting developments as and when they happen!

The update also has a couple of photos.

http://blogs.scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/osprey/2015/03/24/osprey-update-24th-march/

I haven't seen anyone at the nest today so far.

[Bobbie Ireland]

Today - Wednesday 25 March... We live in hope!!!

http://blogs.scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/osprey/

[Bobbie Ireland]

And we wait...

http://blogs.scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/osprey/2015/03/26/osprey-update-26th-march-not-quite-spring-yet/

[Carol P.]

Oh, I do hope that Lady will return.  Thanks for the updates Bobbie and Alison!  

[Donna]

And we wait...

http://blogs.scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/osprey/2015/03/26/osprey-update-26th-march-not-quite-spring-yet/

I'm not going anywhere! I'll wait!!