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At about 14.00, one of the many intruders who have been visiting the nest landed and started nest scraping purposefully. The young unringed male sets to with enthusiasm, and by the time he departed around 14.50, had turfed out two of the eggs and left the third off to the side.
NC0 won't have to make any decision about her three eggs following the shocking unexpected death of her mate Laddie, she has been abandoning the eggs for long periods of time in order to feed herself. Therefore this is a good thing, as now NC0 will be able to move on and perhaps take another mate this season. If she paired up quickly, there is an outside chance for a second clutch, but more realistically, the new pair would spend time bonding and start a family next year. RIP Laddie, gone before your time..
Many thanks to Scottish Wildlife Trust for allowing me to capture this footage from their nest cam at Loch of the Lowes.
From Scottish Wildlife Trust Osprey project:
The webcam at Loch of the Lowes Visitor Centre & Wildlife Reserve offers a close up view of life on a Perthshire osprey nest.
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