UK Ospreys Loch of The Lowes, Scotland 2024

[Ferenz]

Loch of The Lowes, Scotland

09.03.2024
Breeding female osprey NC0, who was last seen on 15 July 2023, has returned to her nest at our Loch of the Lowes Visitor Centre and Wildlife Reserve. This will be her 5th breeding season at Lowes. She was spotted on Friday 8 March at 17:52 remaining on the nest until 18:07. She started picking up sticks to get the nest ready for the 2024 breeding season. In the past NC0 has arrived on the 28th, 25th, 23rd, 17th and this year the 8th March - a whole 9 days earlier than an already unusually early return. It’s a really interesting and unusual pattern. Generally birds are fairly consistent in their return time, and usually males arrive a good week to 10 days before their mate to pimp up the nest, although last season both the Lowes ospreys returned on the 17th March!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kv9I70OEvxg

Female NC0 today at the nest


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI__eAxM6Io

[Ferenz]

[Ferenz]

Breeding osprey pair reunited at Loch of the Lowes Wildlife Reserve

Male osprey LM12 has returned to the Scottish Wildlife Trust’s Loch of the Lowes Wildlife Reserve on Wednesday 27 March at 16:38 for his 13th breeding season.

His mate for the past four years, female osprey NC0, arrived back on 08 March and has since been observed preparing their nest with twigs and moss. Together, the pair have fledged seven chicks, with LM12 having raised 21 chicks in total at this site. This will be LM12 and NC0’s fifth breeding season together.

https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/ne ... 171636a762









https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkT8nctJf5Q

[Woodlands Bleu]

Well Bravo, early birds.......
carolyn

[Ferenz]

Loch of the Lowes, Scotland: First egg laid yesterday



https://community.rspb.org.uk/placestov ... nt-4292=31