LOCH OF THE LOWES OSPREY, SCOTLAND 2020

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LOCH OF THE LOWES OSPREY, SCOTLAND 2020

Post by Ferenz » Wed Apr 08, 2020 4:24 am

WELCOME TO THE 2020-SEASON
on LOCH OF THE LOWES OSPREY, SCOTLAND NEST


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LM12 is back at Loch of the Lowes

We’re delighted to let you know that LM12 has returned to Loch of the Lowes for the ninth year. LM12 touches down at Loch of the Lowes

At 15:33 this afternoon we saw him descend onto the nest, clutching a fish. This was a fairly fleeting appearance and he left after just a few seconds, pursued by two crows.

We’re sure to see him spend more time on the nest in the coming day. He’ll start to clear up and arrange the nest, in anticipation of the arrival of his mate LF15.

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The new bird on the block

On Saturday just after 12pm a ‘mystery’ ringed female appeared on the nest. The next dayshe was kind enough to give her a very clear view of the blue darvic ring on her left leg ring, allowing us to ID her as NC0.

We’ve now heard that NC0 was ringed by the late Ciril Ostroznik, Brian Etheridge and Adam Ritchie on 3 July 2016 at a nest near Loch Ness.

LM12 and NC0 have spent a bit of time together but they don’t seem too sure of each other yet. Our breeding male LM12 has been showing mixed signals, displaying a lot of defensive mantling behaviour, but also trying to mate with NC0. So far she has not seemed impressed with these amorous attempts, or by being presented with clods of grass rather than fish!

More birds are appearing around Loch of the Lowes. On Sunday afternoon an osprey, possibly a male based on the chest markings, dive-bombed the nest at high speed. You can see how close it comes to a clearly startled NC0.
https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/20 ... the-block/

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https://youtu.be/TFa_gAnmGHs

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Re: LOCH OF THE LOWES OSPREY, SCOTLAND 2020

Post by Ferenz » Sun Apr 19, 2020 12:54 am

LM12 and NC0's new partnership is beginning to exhibit some normal paired behaviour. There was no fighting over this fish that was brought to the nest this afternoon
https://www.facebook.com/LochoftheLowes ... 038327518/

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Re: LOCH OF THE LOWES OSPREY, SCOTLAND 2020

Post by Ferenz » Sun Apr 19, 2020 12:55 am

SWINWK wrote: It's not looking good that there will be a nest to view for Loch of the Lowes this year on cam at least. The ospreys have endured 2 incidents of human interference near their nest within the last 2-3 weeks or so. The 1st was the kayaker and the 2nd was last weekend when a man and his children could be heard talking and the man suppressed a sneeze or cough. Both incidents either caused 1 or both osprey to fly from the nest. Here is an update:

[click]https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/20 ... mpty-nest/[/click]

And here is a video of last weekends incident by scyllabub:

[click]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDgJQ9U ... e=emb_logo[/click]
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Re: LOCH OF THE LOWES OSPREY, SCOTLAND 2020

Post by Ferenz » Sun Apr 19, 2020 12:55 am

So sad to hear about those dammned noises & sneezings by tourists...

but there were some more disturbances by an unringed female intruder which was chased by NC0 >> scyllas video:


https://community.rspb.org.uk/placestov ... nt-4292=62

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I guess there is still a little chance for the current breeding pair to return or
another osprey pair might overtake this nest in the following days...
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Re: LOCH OF THE LOWES OSPREY, SCOTLAND 2020

Post by Ferenz » Sun Apr 19, 2020 12:56 am

Loch of the Lowes, Scotland

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scylla 19 Apr 2020 8:40 am

I don't think this can be the female osprey we've already seen,
because it couldn't possibly be confused with NC0. I can't even say for sure if it's male or female, tho it looks more female in size. Somebody will now tell me it's 100% Laddie. But there's no Spanish dancer.
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Unringed osprey pays early visit ~ ©Scottish Wildlife Trust, Lowes

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Re: LOCH OF THE LOWES OSPREY, SCOTLAND 2020

Post by Ferenz » Sun Apr 19, 2020 3:06 am

Loch of the Lowes, Scotland
scylla said: It was Laddie, Osprey chipping on the nest. I'm too distant to ID as yet...Same one as earlier, Scylla
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Re: LOCH OF THE LOWES OSPREY, SCOTLAND 2020

Post by Ferenz » Sun Apr 19, 2020 5:25 am

Loch of the Lowes, Scotland: NC0 was on the nest.
Sandra: Really good to see NC0 defending the nest and area - she seems to be maturing - if Laddie and NC0 are busy guarding their area they really can't settle/relax
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Re: LOCH OF THE LOWES OSPREY, SCOTLAND 2020

Post by Woodlands Bleu » Sun Apr 19, 2020 8:10 am

I hope things settle down for Laddie and NCO. Signs to tell people to keep quiet?
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Re: LOCH OF THE LOWES OSPREY, SCOTLAND 2020

Post by Ferenz » Mon Apr 20, 2020 12:48 am

Be quiet...? MORE THAN THIS >> Time to tell the people once more and again, again,again:

No Tresspassing under the nest aerea within a suare mile of at least 500 meter and no kayakking under 500 m distance of the shore!!


Loch of the Lowes Visitor Centre and Wildlife Reserve
29. März um 20:34 ·


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Following an incident this afternoon where disturbance by a kayaker caused the ospreys to leave their nest for over two hours, we'd like to remind members of the public not to approach or access the reserve at this time.

Our reserve is monitored 24 hours a day, including by CCTV. Access to the loch and surrounding areas of the reserve is not permitted from March - September during the breeding season. Due to years of persecution from which they are still recovering, ospreys are classed as a Schedule One species.

They are legally protected from any kind of disturbance, including during the critical period of nest building and pair bonding. Please help support the recovery of ospreys in Scotland by letting nature go about its daily business, and staying away from the loch during this critical time of year.
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Re: LOCH OF THE LOWES OSPREY, SCOTLAND 2020

Post by Woodlands Bleu » Mon Apr 20, 2020 4:41 am

That is good to see. People do not either understand or care, I hope understand.
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Re: LOCH OF THE LOWES OSPREY, SCOTLAND 2020

Post by Ferenz » Mon Apr 20, 2020 8:51 am

carolyn: In addition to that please remind the Loch of the Lowes – Coronavirus update 25 March 2020
We would like to remind people that the reserve, woodland trail and hide are closed to the public.

With regards to our regular breeding pair of ospreys, rest assured that despite the current situation the nest will continue to be monitored around the clock throughout the season.

With around 300 breeding pairs of ospreys in the UK, ospreys are still recovering in numbers from near extinction and years of persecution, and as such as are now a legally protected ‘Schedule 1 Species’. Any disturbance to them during the breeding season, including during the current nest building period is a criminal offence, and can jeopardise the birds’ ability to settle on a nesting territory, produce and raise young

We will keep you updated through our main webpage, blogs and social media pages.
https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/20 ... us-update/

It's a really mass that people breaking the rules of a nature reserve for their own sake and well beeing in the woods cannot be prosecuted and fined because nobody of the security officers are there...an neither drones will identify those idiots.
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Post by Woodlands Bleu » Mon Apr 20, 2020 12:21 pm

Yes, maybe they can start enforcing somehow. I find people to be stupid in a lot of cases....here they left parks open trusting people would keep distance, so.....they came in groups and did not. They closed the parks. Good move.....
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Re: LOCH OF THE LOWES OSPREY, SCOTLAND 2020

Post by Ferenz » Wed Apr 22, 2020 4:44 am

Sandra, 22 Apr 2020 9:21 AM

Morning all, Laddie paid a quick visit to the nest 8:20
He flew in from the left. Defending but nothing else seen...
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Post by Ferenz » Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:07 am

We're Good to Go at Loch of the Lowes 19.08.2020

We've made lots of changes to how the Visitor Centre operates to ensure that public, staff and volunteers are as safe as possible. These have been done in compliance with Scottish Government and Tourism industry guidelines.


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Successful first season for Loch of the Lowes ospreys

Ospreys LM12 and NC0 have successfully raised a chick in their first season as a breeding pair.

The birds abandoned the regular nest at the Scottish Wildlife Trust’s Loch of the Lowes Visitor Centre & Wildlife Reserve in Perthshire on 12 April, but continued to make occasional appearances on the reserve’s wildlife webcam.

The Trust can now confirm the pair established a nest at a nearby location and that their young chick has now developed and fledged. It has not been possible to establish if the juvenile bird is male or female.

NC0 left the area in early August, and the other two ospreys are expected to fly south by September.

Sara Rasmussen, Perthshire Ranger, Scottish Wildlife Trust said: “It was a privilege to watch NC0 and LM12 form a strong pair bond this spring. I’m absolutely delighted that they’ve been able to successfully raise a chick, and we’re hopeful that they’ll go on to have many more seasons together.

“We’re still waiting to see if this young bird will appear on our webcam before its maiden migration, but visitors to the reserve may be lucky enough to see it testing its wings ahead of a long journey south.”

The male osprey LM12 has been breeding at Loch of the Lowes since 2012 and has raised 15 chicks in that time. NC0, a female who was ringed at a nest near Loch Ness in 2016, is LM12’s third mate.

Loch of the Lowes Visitor Centre is now open from 10:30am – 5pm, Thursday to Monday. All visitors must book in advance.
https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/ne ... s-ospreys/

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Re: LOCH OF THE LOWES OSPREY, SCOTLAND 2020

Post by Ferenz » Fri Aug 21, 2020 12:15 am

20th August - By Laura Webster

Osprey chick successfully takes flight from Perthshire nest


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The osprey chick was born to LM12 and NC0

https://www.thenational.scot/news/18664 ... hire-nest/
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