Tuesday 2nd April
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Female osprey identified as Iris lands on nest at c9.50am.
[There is some disagreement amongst certain cam observers as to whether this really is Iris]
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Friday 5th April
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Male, positively identified as Louis, lands on nest at 10.49am but no further sightings of female
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Saturday 6th April
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Still no female, even though Louis has brought fish to the nest, which suggests that the bird thought to be Iris was a misidentification.
[After recording this, a female arrives on the nest. On studying video footage, the bird looks to be the same female that visited on 2nd. Consensus is that this female is Iris. All rather confusing]
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Sunday 7th April
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A female intruder lands on the nest late pm. Iris divebombs her and sends her packing
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Tuesday 16th April
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Louis has been missing for 24 hours. Iris goes fishing for herself
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Friday 26th April
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Egg #1 is laid at 6.40am
[It is now known that Louis is servicing two nests, hence his frequent disappearances, lack of regular (if any) food provision and only sporadic matings with Iris. It remains to be seen what happens to this and any subsequent eggs laid. There is also a third female around intruding at Iris' nest]
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Monday 29th April
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Egg #2 is laid at 4.15pm
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Saturday 4th May
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Dr Greene reports that a third egg has been laid this am. The eggs are well hidden so not recorded
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Monday 13th May
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Iris has been leaving the eggs for longer and longer periods, having to fish for herself, and now abandons them altogether. Louis continues to mate with Iris from time to time and there has been another male hanging around.
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Saturday 18th May
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The abandoned eggs are taken by ravens
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