This morning (2nd May) Rothiemurchus dropped in at the SWT Loch of the Lowes nest near Dunkeld in Perthshire. The female osprey ‘Lady’ was not well pleased with his arrival – fortunately Raymond Leinster managed to get a photo of his brief visit. My thanks to Emma Rawling for sending this on – she says ‘he looked in fine fettle’. I checked the data and since arriving in the area on 27th April he has been ranging in an area of over 400 square km centred on Pitlochry – but mainly north of Dunkeld. The latest data was only up to 6am on 2nd May so in a few days time I’ll get the GPS data for the 2nd May. He’s leaving it very late to find a mate and nest.
Rothiemurchus at Lowes nest 2nd May. Photo by Raymond Leinster
