What can I tell you all, its my turn to write my first blog and do I get something exciting to tell you, no, it's all going according to plan!
However given the recent history of our nest this in itself is good news. Odin continues to bring in enough fish, despite breezy cold conditions making things difficult for him. Meanwhile EJ continues her lonely task of keeping the eggs and herself warm and fending off the occasional intruder.
Between one and three fish a day are being brought in by Odin along with moss and a few branches, much to the annoyance of EJ who has to rearrange them. We have noticed a change in Odin in recent days, he seems much more at home, finding new places to perch other than the camera tree next to the nest. He has one perch in particular where he likes to eat his share of fish before taking them to the nest and it is perfect for viewing with a telescope from the visitor centre (thank you Odin!).
Away from the nest spring is slowly descending upon us at last, swallows, willow warblers, redstarts, cuckoos and other migrants are arriving and down by our dragonfly pond I have seen my first common lizard of the year. So all is well here at Loch Garten, we’re all looking forward to hatching in about three weeks time and having three healthy chicks to show our visitors, so if you are among those visitors please come and say hello.