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Thursday 23rd March
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EJ returns. Heard on cam around 4.30pm then spotted eating fish below the nest by LG staff at 4.45pm
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Friday 31st March
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Odin returns, c2.35pm
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Sunday 9th April
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Egg #1 laid shortly after 7pm
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Wednesday 12th April
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Egg #2 laid c12.25pm
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Saturday 15th April
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Egg #3 laid c9.09am
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Tuesday 16th May
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Egg #1 hatches late evening (37 days 3 hrs) First seen at 10.55pm
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Thursday 18th May
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Egg #2 hatches (35 days 18 hrs). First seen 6.42am
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Saturday 20th May
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Egg #3 hatches c8.30/9.00am (35 days)
Odin has not returned to the nest since chasing intruders (one of which was Roy Dennis' previously tracked osprey, Blue PP7(13), Cromarty). He was last seen on Thursday 18th, 1.20pm. Hence no food brought to the nest since early on 18th.
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Sunday 21st May
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Still no sign of Odin. Intruders still around, unringed male perches on nest for a while. Only one chick can be seen food begging. EJ is seen to remove two small bodies from the nest
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Monday 22nd May
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No signs of life on nest this morning, 3rd chick has died overnight. Unringed male visits nest in EJ's absence but still no Odin
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Tuesday 23rd May
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EJ being bothered by a ringed male, Blue FC5 (Darvic left leg)
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Wednesday 24th & Thursday 25th May
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A ringed female intrudes on nest. She is Blue CT6, identified as having hatched at an Aberdeen nest in 2014
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Saturday 27th May
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Another three year-old female spotted on nest. Blue HS8 , hatched on the Isle of Bute, 2014 (known as 'Iris')
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Tuesday 13th June
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Still no sightings of Odin. Over the past few days, an unringed male and ringed male, Blue FC8 (Darvic left leg), have been vying for EJ's attentions
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Monday 26th June
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Blue CT6 and an unringed male together on the nest
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Friday 7th July
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EJ has been bonding with a pale coloured unringed male for the past three days. He has attempted to mate with EJ daily. There is also another unringed male around. Both males have brought fish to the nest.
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Friday 14th July
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EJ last seen 3.15pm
[The foregoing is a very brief record of what proved to be a hugely eventful season at Loch Garten]
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