Loch Garten osprey diary

The ospreys at Loch Garten have people across the world gripped in their tale of violence, adultery and... well... fishing.  More...

We have lift off!

Stop Press!!!

Both Garten and Mallachie have fledged, in that order!  Here is a run down of the day so far -

3.50 - Odin brought in a fish.

9.50 - Rothes lands on the post beside the nest and calls to her sisters.

10.00 - Rothes and EJ sit on the camera tree.  Mallachie and Garten sit on the nest.

10.05 - Odin delivers a 10" brown trout, Mallachie tucks in!

12.10 - EJ returns to the nest and alarm calls, as an intruder circles around the area.

12.15 - Odin delivers a fish, Rothes returns to the nest to eat as well.

12.24 - The intruder returns, EJ alarm calls.

13.15 - Odin flies off.

13.28 - GARTEN FLEDGES!  She circles the nest and lands in the camera tree.  Rothes flies to join her on the  camera tree.  Mallachie sits on her own on the nest!

15.30 - MALLACHIE FLEDGES!  She flies to the camera tree and sits on top of the camera!  EJ and Garten sit on the camera tree, Rothes and Odin are out of sight.

As I type Garten and Rothes are sitting together on the nest.  What an exciting day! 

As Katie wrote, unfortunately we cannot publish your comments at present, but I hope that you are enjoying the webcam and that this blog fills in any gaps.

We await the next fish and the next flight....

Posted by claire foot at 16:29 on 21 July 2009.  27 comments

Comments

paula
Posted on Friday, 24 July 2009 at 14:06

Well hello hello HELLO!! Oh how we've missed the blog! SO much action at Chez LG today. Don't know where to start really! Mallachie is one hour and 36 minutes into a whopper that EJ brought at 12.30 - Paula

Sandy
Posted on Friday, 24 July 2009 at 14:13

Hello everyone at LG, it is great to see that you have the new site up and running. I can't wait to hear more news about our beautiful osprey family.

All the very best to your new site.  :-)

Sandy.

PaulaP
Posted on Friday, 24 July 2009 at 14:22

Oh, how nice to have the blog back! And not before time, I've not know what to do with myself. But it's a bit of a surprise, clicking on refresh and being faced with this new website!

I was hoping there could be an update, I'm so lost about what's been happening, I relied on the sound so much to let me know something was happening, and without it I don't know. I think we all have a problem with sitting for any length of time gazing at the nest.

I feel sorry for our overseas friends, Annette in Socal and Barbara Jean amongst them, who used to watch over night, and now can see nothing. But I'm not moaning (would I dare?) I'm just so glad to have this blog up and running again. Thanks to you all.

Pia
Posted on Friday, 24 July 2009 at 14:33

Wow, it looks so different here now, I must have a look around. :))

Happy to see the blogg seems to work now, good done!

jswscot
Posted on Friday, 24 July 2009 at 14:35

Yes, up and running now I have remembered my email address and password!!  All three chicks on nest just now plus EJ who is waiting "in the wings" just in case any of the chicks decide to leave her a morsel of the omonster fish she brought in nearly two hours ago now.  Pru

paula
Posted on Friday, 24 July 2009 at 14:37

SO good to have you back! We've missed you :)

Not sure where we're supposed to post comments but I just wanted to thank you at the Centre for the fantastic zoomed images you've been allowing us to see on the webcam.

pabraham
Posted on Friday, 24 July 2009 at 14:39

No comments allowed yet?

Lesley Gadsden
Posted on Friday, 24 July 2009 at 14:56

Hello everyone!  What a surprise this is - a pleasant one but a bit confusing at first. Don't feel it's quite as exclusive but maybe that's cos I'm still finding my way around the "Community and Group things".   Well it was a quietish start to the day and then very busy on the nest over the last couple of hours - Mallachie certainly had her fill and am sure her stomach is sticking out more bless her.  Looks as if it's raining at LG.  It is down here in the SE!

Gary
Posted on Friday, 24 July 2009 at 15:00

can we add a comment here yet??

Margobird
Posted on Friday, 24 July 2009 at 15:00

Well I see we can chat away here too.  Just seen a lot of wing flapping and lovely close up of the sisters.

Soosin
Posted on Friday, 24 July 2009 at 15:16

Hi all  - Good to be back, It's been good to see Live streaming up and running again over the past few days. The Ospreys are looking great. Not be long now till EJ leaves for warmer and drier climes. What a successful year this year.

Not sure if should be posting on this one.  Just logged on . New community looks very impressive and user friendly.  

Hope all is well at the centre. Look forward to your next blog x

Cirrus
Posted on Friday, 24 July 2009 at 15:29

Still getting used to the new site. Is it possible to change my sign in name? So my comments don't read 'jane allport said' ?

All looks very fab!

Also, any chance of sound on the new camera? So we can actually hear the Ospreys call?

Soosin
Posted on Friday, 24 July 2009 at 15:32

Hello, nice to be back again. There doesn't seem to be a latest blog so wil reply here

Ospreys are looking great, Hope all the Teqquie probs are now resolved.  

Off now to look around the new Community (have writtent about three messages already, goodness knows where they will appear)

Looking forward to hearing from you all again.

Gary
Posted on Friday, 24 July 2009 at 15:49

testing

John Luddite
Posted on Friday, 24 July 2009 at 16:11

Ah,we are back in business,I think.

anny
Posted on Friday, 24 July 2009 at 16:27

GREAT - you're back!! Will have to find my way round the rest of the sites now.

Trevamy
Posted on Friday, 24 July 2009 at 16:56

Yea ha great to be back. Various messages with questions lost in cyberspace but one that Amy would like to know about is do the chicks fish by instinct or do the adult birds show them.

pip
Posted on Friday, 24 July 2009 at 17:00

Wow - this is a bit posh!!  WD all concerned

Trevamy
Posted on Friday, 24 July 2009 at 17:05

Yea Ha back in business. Many posts with questions lost in cyberspace. One that Amy would like to ask is do the young adults fish by instinct or do the adult birsd teach them?

 

REPLY: It will largely be instinct, but also with elements of learned-behaviour, seeing adults at fishing haunts and watching them fish and picking up tips on how, where, when etc.  Amazing eh?  -  Richard

pip
Posted on Friday, 24 July 2009 at 17:05

Wow - this is a bit posh!  WD all concerned

Elizabeth
Posted on Friday, 24 July 2009 at 17:08

Very nice!!  I like it.  More like a typical forum.

The three chicks look wonderful and I love the new webcam with its zoom option.

Elizabeth
Posted on Friday, 24 July 2009 at 17:09

Great new forum.......love it.

Lynette
Posted on Friday, 24 July 2009 at 17:28

Hey, its nice to be back, and thanks for keeping us informed whilst the camera was down. Unfortunately the new camera has no sound with it but there is compensation in the fact that it shows distance shots of the nest as well as close ups.  Those girls certainly look hidden on the distance shots!!!!!!

Lynette
Posted on Friday, 24 July 2009 at 17:31

Hi, its nice to be back. Just tried to blog but it came back as error so not sure whether the first one arrived!!!  It is a shame there is no sound on the camera but at least now we have distance as well as close up images. Watching the nest when the camera zooms out, the chicks can hardly be seen.  They look very windswept and a bit bedraggled at the moment.  Just getting used to the new site.

quietwoman
Posted on Friday, 24 July 2009 at 17:47

Welcome back! Not sure about the new look yet. Give me time, give me time!!!

Anonymous
Posted on Friday, 24 July 2009 at 17:50

Well what a lot to take in. Want to read it but must have a look at the nest and see if anything is happening.  Thought Mallachie would never get out of the nest at one time!

Thanks for that blog Richard.  It's good that everything is fine with evrything!!

Ruth
Posted on Friday, 24 July 2009 at 21:21

I'm in a bit of a rush at the moment but just wanted to say hello everyone, it's good to be up and running again.... Don't our girls look well and quite independant.....

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