14 May 2026
Good Morning.
Updates:
Pip – a really good effort going on – in the second egg go blue 33 and Maya at Rutland Water.
P3 gave us quite the fright yesterday. Must have really been in a food coma – or tired. Up and getting bites this morning at the Cornell nest of Big Red and Arthur.
White-tailed Eagles to be released in Exmoor National Park in the UK next year.
Geemeff’s Woodland Trust daily summary for Loch Arkaig Wednesday 13th May 2026
Today was back to routine, quiet and calm with no intruders to shatter the tranquility. Louis and Garry LV0 brought two fish each for their respective partners Dorcha and Aurora 536, the Nest Two tally now stands at fifty nine, and the Nest One at sixty two.The weather was mainly settled, just a little light rain occasionally during the day, but more is forecast for tonight with drizzle and light winds and an overnight low of 5°C, continuing through tomorrow with light rain showers, a gentle breeze and a high of 12°C. The weather shouldn’t affect the males’ fishing abilities, and if you missed Steve Quinn’s fish count update posted on Monday, just pop Nest 2 fish count update to week 3 (8th May): into the search bar (click on the tiny magnifying glass symbol on the right above the pinned comment) for some interesting facts and comparison with previous years. We learned a little more about intruder Blue 2B8, she is female, eldest of a clutch of three female 2023 Kielder chicks with an English mother and very likely a Scottish father as although his Darvic ring has been lost, his BTO ring is on his right leg. No further sightings of local lad JJ4, there was some light hearted speculation that it would be nice if he and 2B6 paired up together somewhere not close enough to be a threat to either of the Arkaig pairs.
Today’s videos:https://youtu.be/DR6xA_XoPcI N2 Dorcha’s fresh breakfast nearly flaps off the nest 05.27.15
https://youtu.be/Cm3EZRB5R38 N1 Garry feaks his beak after Aurora leaves with the first fish of the day 12.46.31
https://youtu.be/tsLF7_dy0I4 N1 Garry LV0 watches Aurora 536 fly past with her fish 17.19.36
https://youtu.be/kHzyTg5L4mM N2 Louis is already settling down to egg duty before Dorcha departs 19.12.47
Blast from the past, this day in previous years:
https://youtu.be/YlOAPDKh6W8 N1 Aila’s seen silhouetted in the distance 2020
https://youtu.be/pMiyJCRoAEQ N1 Sleepy Aila nods off 2020
https://youtu.be/PuDXOSzgDgg N1 Aila employs the kitchen sink approach to remove Louis 2020
https://youtu.be/qC_j3fiHG6o N1 Aila practises her head-bashing technique on Louis 2020
https://youtu.be/FSF6fiwMDvs N1 Slightly better mating attempt by the newsome twosome 2021
https://youtu.be/xcAoRU34zcg N2 Duh! Dorcha drops her breakfast 2022
https://youtu.be/b_Zd5jXoyQA N2 Louis makes an unorthodox exit 2022
https://youtu.be/LjPue1ITRe4 N2
Dorcha’s subtle nudge for Louis 2023https://youtu.be/03Te8ZCOfEY N2 Dorcha shows off her huge wings 2024 (slo-mo)
https://youtu.be/ULnmZa5llbQ N2 Dorcha’s almost invisible unlike the swarm of insects 2024https://youtu.be/2me6yQ_9Z3U N2 Dorcha appears to be enveloped in a spider’s web 2025https://youtu.be/KK6Os6NapSU N2 Louis’ second delivery is such a whopper Dorcha can hardly lift it 2025
https://youtu.be/p5BSaJvk1L0 N1 Flying sticks! A windy afternoon for Garry & Aurora 2025
You’re invited to join the friendly community at Woodland Trust’s Osprey forum – all levels of knowledge welcome!
https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/osprey-cam
News from Kielder Forest:
Thanks everyone. Have a great day. I just wanted you to know that P3 is doing well. Take care. See you soon!
Thank you to all of the owners of the streaming cams, for those that post announcements about their nests, for those that post on FB, and to Geemeff for their daily summary of all things Loch Arkaig.
