A Raven (Corvus corax) visits Loch Arkaig Osprey Nest Two and rearranges the furnishings 17 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: 07.11.33 Raven appears on the left hand perch, moves onto the nest, flies off to the right, very vocal - a second flies in the distance, lands on the Scots Pine
07.13.55 Returns lands on the nest, kronking away
07.21.50 A second appears briefly lower right, doesn’t land
07.23.08 Departs after a good long potter around, very vocal, moving between nest and perch, throws a small stick overboard. Flies across the nest towards the logo.

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(D) (Spain)
2025 Darach 7P0, Breac 7P7

Highlights:
2024    • A rollercoaster season in 2024: triumph, t...  
2023 Nest One:    • Lochenders! 2023 season highlights: captur...  
2023 Nest Two:    • Family of three in 23: Loch Arkaig Ospreys...  
2022    • Nest Two in 22: Loch Arkaig Osprey family ...  
2021    • Loch Arkaig Osprey Cam | End of season fil...  
2020    • The good, the bad, and the OMG! Loch Arkai...  
2019    • Talons and tantrums, feathers and fins: Lo...  
2018    • Loch Arkaig Osprey Cam | End of season fil...  
2017    • Loch Arkaig osprey camera, summer 2017 – L...  

History:
2016 Woodland Trust acquire Arkaig ancient Caledonian rainforest remnant, manage in partnership with Arkaig Community Forest
2017 NestCam installed on an old Osprey nest. Young pair Louis & Aila take up residence, fledge one 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 & one female chicks Doddie JJ6, Vera JJ8, Captain JJ7
2021 Louis returns, sadly Aila doesn't. He 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 flirts with Affric 152 despite her mate Prince being around.
2024 Louis & Dorcha return in dreadful conditions, 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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