Loch Arkaig Osprey Garry & Aurora work together to defend against an intruder Osprey 2 Jul 2025

Описание: Thanks to Woodland Trust from whose livestream I took this clip. Check out their live cameras on Nest One & Nest Two supported by players of People's Postcode Lottery at https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/ospreys

In this clip: 07.10.02 LV0 arrives with a stick. Aurora joins him a minute later
07.13.10 An osprey approaches from the top right. Aurora and LV0 defend the nest as it flies past then comes round low over the nest. It’s unringed so possibly the same male from yesterday.
07.13.35 The intruder lands in the stick tree
07.14.30 LV0 leaves and lands on a perch just above the solar panels


2025 season:
Dorcha arrived 14.04.19 Wednesday 2 April
Louis arrived 19.47.44 Wednesday 2 April
Affric & Prince landed on Nest One 11.47.48 & 11.48.02 Tuesday 8 April
Garry LV0 arrived 09.27 58 Wednesday 9 April
First egg! 17.52.55 Wednesday 16 April
Blue 536 arrived 10.53.46 Friday 18 April
Second egg! 12.56.16 Saturday 19 April
Third egg! 10.30.10 Tuesday 22 April
Hello Aurora! WTS name Blue 536 Monday 5 May
Welcome bob1 07.34.19 Saturday 24 May
Welcome bob2 02.58.07 Sunday 25 May
Welcome bob3 06.46.27 Tuesday 27 May
Sad and unexpected death of bob3 16.02+ Sunday 8 June

2024:
Louis arrived 28 March
Dorcha arrived 30 March
Garry LV0 arrived 9 April
Eggs laid 14 - 17 - 20 April
Dorcha injured in an Eagle attack 19 April
Chicks hatched 22 - 22 - 24 May
Sad death of Chick3 16 June
Louis last seen 26 June
Louis returns uninjured with fish, but clearly unwell 29 June
Chicks 1&2 removed to translocation programme 1 July
Chicks ringed: Spanish yellow Darvic rings: C1: 1JW & C2: 1JR 11 July
Sadly 1JR started having seizures, succumbed to a heart condition 23 July
FLEDGE! Surviving chick 1JW found his wings: flew 25 July
Dorcha last seen on Nest One 27 July
Louis last seen on Nest Two 30 July
Garry LV0 last seen on Nest One 22 August
Garry LV0 sighted in Senegal 22 - 23 December

Louis is a father of 13: 6 with Aila, 7 with Dorcha:
2017 Lachlan JH4
2018 Pine Marten stole the eggs
2019 Mallie JJ0, Rannoch JJ2
2020 Doddie JJ6, Vera JJ8, Captain JJ7
2021 Aspen LW3, Alder LW4
2022 Willow LW5, Sarafina LW6
2023 Ludo LY7
2024 males 1JW, 1JR (d) (Spain)

Osprey cam highlights:
2024 Nest Two:    • A rollercoaster season in 2024: triumph, t...  
2023 Nest One:    • Lochenders! 2023 season highlights: captur...  
2023 Nest Two:    • Family of three in 23: Loch Arkaig Ospreys...  
2022    • Nest Two in 22: Loch Arkaig Osprey family ...  
2021    • Loch Arkaig Osprey Cam | End of season fil...  
2020    • The good, the bad, and the OMG! Loch Arkai...  
2019    • Talons and tantrums, feathers and fins: 20...  
2018    • Loch Arkaig Osprey Cam | End of season fil...  
2017    • Loch Arkaig osprey camera, summer 2017 – L...  

Brief history:
2016 Woodland Trust acquire the Loch Arkaig ancient Caledonian rainforest remnant and manage it in partnership with Arkaig Community Forest
2017 A nest cam is installed on a refurbished Osprey nest. Young male Louis and young female Aila take up residence and raise one male chick to fledging: Lachlan JH4
2018 Louis & Aila return but a Pine Marten steals all their eggs
2019 Louis & Aila return, raise two female chicks to fledging: Mallie JJ0 and Rannoch JJ2.
2020 Louis & Aila return, raise two male and one female chicks to fledging: Doddie JJ6; Vera JJ8 and Captain JJ7
2021 Louis returns but sadly Aila doesn't. Louis takes up residence on a new nest with a new mate Dorcha, they raise two male chicks to fledging: Aspen LW3 and Alder LW4. This is designated Nest Two, no one takes up residence on Nest One
2022 Woodland Trust install a nest cam on Nest Two. Louis & Dorcha return, raise two female chicks to fledging: Willow LW5 and Sarafina LW6. Still no residents on Nest One.
2023 Louis & Dorcha return, raise one male chick to fledging: Ludo LY7. No residents on Nest One but male Garry LV0 spent a lot of time flirting with Affric 152 despite her mate Prince still being around.

Woodland Trust nest cams were installed by Wildlife Windows in Arkaig Community Forest, funded by The People's Postcode Lottery and operate on Comms West wifi.

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