Osprey Cam
Our live camera lets you watch all the action from our Osprey nest at Loch Doon 24/7.
Our female Osprey, Angel, arrived back at the nest on Fri 27th March at 9.12am and we're delighted to have been watching along as 2 chicks hatched. Grab a cuppa, sit back and relax and enjoy the day to day activities of these amazing birds.
Click here to read more about the history of the Osprey on site
2012: Ospreys spotted at the site
2012: Ciril Ostrozneck, Solway Ringers Group, build a nesting platform
2013: Ospreys Angel and Cullen are the first to use the platform
2014: Angel & Cullen successfully bred and Solway Ringers Group ring two chicks (CX7 and CX8)
2015: Two chicks born (ringed FH5 and FH6)
2016: One chick born (ringed PK6)
2017: Cullen was ousted and replaced by a younger male bird Franky (FK4). Due to this change, there were no chicks in 2017.
2018: Franky and Angel successfully bred two chicks (JR9 and JT0)
2019: Two more chicks born (ringed JT4 and JT5)
2020: Two more chicks were born but were not ringed due to Covid.
2021: A full house with three chicks (O27, O28 and O29)
2022: One chick born - Nancy (ringed as 4B1)
2022: Forest Land Scotland cease to operate the Osprey Camera
2023: Nancy (4B1) was photographed on 22nd of February in Senegal, West Africa.
2023: Two more chicks born (ringed 4B7 and 4B8)
2024: Three chicks born but not ringed.
2024: Chick 4B8 from the 2023 brood was spotted at Popenguine, Senegal, West Africa on the 18th of July 2024.
2025:
Early 2025 saw us install new tech and equipment with the live stream enabled in March.
19 March: the first Osprey returns from migration (Angel)
24 March: our second Osprey returned to the nest (Franky)
9 April: our first egg arrived 11.11am
12 April: a 2nd egg arrived 7.24am
15 April: a third egg arrives 4.20am
16 May: Ist chick arrives 14.36pm
17 May: 2nd Chick arrives 21.18pm
20 May: 3rd chick arrives 9.15am
26 May: sadly one chick died after being left at the side of the nest in bad weather
13 June: both chicks are growing fast and appear to be thriving
23 June: chicks ringed - Blue 4B0 F, Blue 5B1 F. The chicks have been named Bonnie and Gizmo by children from the local primary
7 July: Blue 4B0 fledged 2:50pm
9 July: Blue 5B1 fledged 11.58am
22 Aug: Blue 4BO last spotted
2026:
Early March: Our ospreys were spotted on the move and our nest cam was live, ready to catch sight of Angel & Franky returning to their Loch Doon nest for Spring / Summer 2026
27 March: Angel returns to the nest at 9.14am
30 March: Franky returns to the nest and is reunited with Angel
14 April: Angel lays her first egg at 8:12am
22 April: Angel lays her second egg at 7:22am
22 May: The first chick is born
23 May: The second chick is born
24 June: The chicks are ringed and their names announced. Going with the World Cup Theme, Elif from Bellsbank Primary chose Daisy McG (4P0) and Blu McT (5B4)
