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Despite the beautiful sunshine, we're afraid there’s a bit of sad news from the nest today.
Unfortunately, during a fish delivery at 7:15am this morning, female osprey LF25 accidently stood on what looked to be egg 2. Although it didn’t look like there was damage at the time, by 10am a hole could be seen in the egg. It wasn't until much later in the morning that LF25 moved the egg out of the nest cup, with LM24 finally removing the empty shell from the nest at 13:29
With it being the first breeding year for this young pair, accidents and mistakes are inevitable and it is worth remembering that the previous resident female NC0 only managed to fledge one chick in her first season, despite initially having two fairly well developed youngsters.
On the more positive side, it does mean should a chick hatch, the odds on its survival have gone up markedly, with no other competition for food.
Fingers and talons crossed for no further mishaps.
