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Osprey Lady returns to Loch of the Lowes


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An osprey thought to be the UK's oldest breeding female has returned to its nest at a wildlife reserve in Perthshire.

The bird, known affectionately as Lady, has nested at the Loch of the Lowes reserve near Dunkeld for 22 consecutive years.

Ospreys live on average for 10-15 years in the wild.

Staff from the Scottish Wildlife Trust (SWT) said they had once again "positively identified" the bird.

Emma Rawling, a ranger from the SWT, said staff were able to identify Lady due to her "distinctive iris and plumage".

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Brilliant news! We had a thread going on here about her last year -

http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=203233&hl=osprey%20lady&st=0

Here's the Loch of the Lowes webcam. She's there with her mate right now as I'm posting this :)

http://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/things-to-do/wildlife-webcams/loch-of-lowes/

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Welcome back Lady...... :tu::lol::w00t::rofl:

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She's had her hair done.

Tis nice to see her again.

It's great to see that she's still alive, she's a remarkable bird :tu:

Welcome back Lady...... :tu::lol::w00t::rofl:

lol That's exactly how I feel :D ....I'm chuffed she's back again!

What timing she has too. I started last year's thread on March 30th, exactly one year today :)

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It's great to see that she's still alive, she's a remarkable bird :tu:

lol That's exactly how I feel :D ....I'm chuffed she's back again!

What timing she has too. I started last year's thread on March 30th, exactly one year today :)

'Tis amazing' Stillwaters! So happy to see 'Lady' back home, may her chicks be bountiful!

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'Tis amazing' Stillwaters! So happy to see 'Lady' back home, may her chicks be bountiful!

*fingers crossed*.... :yes:

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Brilliant news! We had a thread going on here about her last year -

http://www.unexplain...rey%20lady&st=0

Here's the Loch of the Lowes webcam. She's there with her mate right now as I'm posting this :)

http://scottishwildl.../loch-of-lowes/

You go girl !!!

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Wee chookie birdie, toe loe loe.

Laid an egg on the windae so.

The windae so began tae crack,

And wee chookie birdie never came back.

:)

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You go girl !!!

It's dark now (11.25pm) and she's on the nest resting/sleeping :)

Wee chookie birdie, toe loe loe.

Laid an egg on the windae so.

The windae so began tae crack,

And wee chookie birdie never came back.

:)

I haven't heard that before. Let's hope that doesn't happen here!

The Nest :)

http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/forum/index.php?app=blog&module=display&section=blog&blogid=2714&showentry=23689#comments

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the natural world is such an amazing place. i'm happy that people bother to keep track of things like this. Thanks for starting this thread.

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the natural world is such an amazing place. i'm happy that people bother to keep track of things like this. Thanks for starting this thread.

You're welcome! This is very interesting to me, as you might have already guessed :lol:

They are both on the nest right now, it's 11.52am here.

http://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/things-to-do/wildlife-webcams/loch-of-lowes/

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13:42 Scotland

Weather: Freezin cauld 'n' windy wi' clouds as black as two in the mornin.

No sign of Lady.

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13:42 Scotland

Weather: Freezin cauld 'n' windy wi' clouds as black as two in the mornin.

No sign of Lady.

Thanks EL. When I looked earlier the nestcam wasn't working.

It is now though 14:29 and you're right, she's not on the nest. Gone to catch a fish maybe! I have seen her tucking into one other days when I've looked.

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lol! talk of the devil, she's there now :lol:

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Update -

Lady has laid an egg :clap:

'Oldest' breeding osprey lays 62nd egg at Loch of the Lowes

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-17726409

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She's a brazen hussy... as my granny would say. lol

(should we send a card?)

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She's a brazen hussy... as my granny would say. lol

(should we send a card?)

A card?....good idea, why not lol. I think the postie would have a job delivering it though, but that's ok we can send it by pigeon post! :D

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Lady has just flown off and I can see 3 eggs in her nest now. Great!! B)

http://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/things-to-do/wildlife-webcams/loch-of-lowes/

btw for some reason the nestcam can't be viewed in the US, or maybe it's just parts of the US. A pest anyway as there was no problem with it whatsoever last year.

She's back on her nest again now :)

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She's looking old, imo. Kinda skinny. :(

Here's the Squirrel Cam...

http://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/things-to-do/wildlife-webcams/loch-of-lowes2/

(not sure whether to start a new thread for squirrel cam)

She is looking very bedraggled at the moment, probably from all the rain.

There's a squirrel feeding, cute! ....I like squirrels :tu:

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Was watching just now and the camera zoomed-in to her wee face... and scanned the nest. Never see it do that before. :)

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According to their blog it says -

Our female ospreys behaviour changed this morning and as her breakfast arrived a few minutes ago, she was reluctant to take it from the male- when she finally stood up we saw why: the egg tooth of the first chick was clearly visible breaking through the shell. The process of hatching can take many hours, so this is just the first stage- but BRILLIANT NEWS! Stay tuned for more updates.

http://blogs.scottis....org.uk/osprey/

That's brilliant news! I've been watching her but it's hard to see what's happening with her egg -

http://scottishwildl.../loch-of-lowes/

Yay! :)

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