Many little members of the family Paridae flit around Loch Arkaig Osprey Nest Two 10 Sep 2025

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: 15.28.33 Coal tits pop up
15.30.43 Great tit.
15.32.09 Great tit, two coal tits
15.33.22 Coal tit
15.34.52 Coal tit
15.35.31 joined by another coal tit
15.35.41 another coal tit
15.36.21 Long tailed tit arrives, joined by two other long tails and two coal tits
15.39.01 Lastly a blue tit joins them
15.40.49 All gone! Thanks to forum member TibbyJ for the ID

2025 season:
Dorcha arrived 14.04.19 Wednesday 2 April
Louis arrived 19.47.44 Wednesday 2 April
Affric & Prince arrived 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
Hatch! bob1 07.34.19 Saturday 24 May
Hatch! bob2 02.58.07 Sunday 25 May
Hatch! bob3 06.46.27 Tuesday 27 May
Sad unexpected death of bob3 16.02+ Sunday 8 June
Chicks ringed - 2 males: C1 = 7P0; C2 = 7P7 15.30+ Wednesday 2 July
Chicks named: 7P0 Darach; 7P7 Breac Monday 7 July
Fledge! Breac flies 13.23.30 Friday 18 July
Breac spends the night off-nest, returns from his maiden flight 09.05.27 19 July
FLEDGE! Darach flies 13.02.38 Saturday 19 July
Darach returns from his maiden flight 17.31.27 Saturday 19 July
Aurora last seen 11.22.37 Monday 28 July
Dorcha last seen 12.39.28 Thursday 7 August
Breac 7P7 last seen 09.11.28 Friday 15 August
Affric 152 last seen 15.48.47 Friday 15 August
Garry LV0 last seen 10.41.17 Saturday 16 August
Aurora 152 sighted in Poole Harbour 18-19 August
Louis last seen 12.34.56 Thursday 21 August
Darach 7P0 last seen 13.22.20 Thursday 21 August
Breac 7P7 sighted in Spain! Saturday 30 August and again Tuesday 2 Sept

2024 season:
Louis arrived 28 March
Dorcha arrived 30 March
Eggs laid 14 /17 /20 April
Dorcha injured in an Eagle attack 19 April
Chicks 1&2 hatch 22 May
Chick 3 hatched 24 May
Sad death of chick3 16 June
Louis unwell 26 - 29 June
Chicks1&2 hand fed, removed on translocation 1 July
Chicks ringed Spanish yellow Darvic rings: C1=1JW, C2=1JR 11 July
Sadly 1JR died due to a heart condition 23 July
1JW fledged 25 July
Last seen: Dorcha N1 27 July
Louis N2 30 July
Affric 152 N1 17 August
Garry LV0 N1 22 August
Garry LVO sighted in Senegal 23 December

Louis is a father of 15: 6 with Aila, 9 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 (Spain)
2025 Darach 7P0, Breac 7P7

Highlights:
2024 https://youtu.be/DO7XJOA6OEs
2023 Nest One: https://youtu.be/qpxRv2OIsFQ
2023 Nest Two: https://youtu.be/frFhrnS7Vvo
2022 https://youtu.be/7j5-_TyRcD0
2021 https://youtu.be/01RR3gk-KAo
2020 https://youtu.be/hyrcjnhSYqM
2019 https://youtu.be/XHrilxU4tUQ
2018 https://youtu.be/5-ihSqZbv_w
2017 https://youtu.be/1q-YUOB5y4g

History:
2016 Woodland Trust acquire Loch Arkaig ancient Caledonian rainforest remnant managed in partnership with Arkaig Community Forest
2017 Nest cam installed on an old Osprey nest. Young pair Louis & Aila take up residence, fledge a male chick Lachlan JH4
2018 Louis & Aila return but a Pine Marten steals the eggs
2019 Louis & Aila return, fledge two female chicks Mallie JJ0, Rannoch JJ2
2020 Louis & Aila return, fledge two male and one female chicks Doddie JJ6, Vera JJ8, Captain JJ7
2021 Louis returns, sadly Aila doesn't. Louis takes up residence on a new nest designated Nest Two with new mate Dorcha, fledge two male chicks Aspen LW3, Alder LW4. No one on Nest One.
2022 Woodland Trust install a nest cam on N2. Louis & Dorcha return, fledge two female chicks Willow LW5, Sarafina LW6. Still no one on Nest One.
2023 Louis & Dorcha return, fledge a male chick Ludo LY7. No one on Nest One but Garry LV0 spent a lot of time flirting with Affric 152 despite her mate Prince being around.
2024 Louis & Dorcha return but dreadful conditions occur, two surviving chicks saved by translocation to Spain: sadly 1JR dies but 1JW fledges

Nest cams installed by Wildlife Windows in Arkaig Community Forest, funded by People's Postcode Lottery.

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