Osprey Cam
Osprey Diary - 25 August 2008
It’s been a few days and neither dad nor chick have had any confirmed sightings, which could mean that they are now away, but we will have to wait a couple of days until we know for sure.
We did receive a rather unusual report on 22 August from an excited couple that the chick fished on the loch and caught a slippery prize before fumbling the fish and losing it. Whether this was the chick we do not know; but if it was then what a spectacular sight!
If the chick has begun its migration then we should all wish it best of luck for the journey.
The chick will stay in western Africa (Gambia or Senegal) for between 3 and 5 years, whereupon hopefully it will return to Scotland and start a family of its own! It’s a long, difficult exodus to Africa, but this chick has had a fantastic start in life, reared by truly excellent parents.
Read the other osprey diary entries
There is alot more to see at Loch of the Lowes Wildlife Reserve. Keep your eyes open for red squirrels, pine martens and great spotted woodpeckers.
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6 and 20 August 8 pm
3 and 17 September 8 pm
1, 15 and 29 October 6 pm
12 and 26 November 6 pm