Meet Loch Arkaig’s new osprey chicks Willow and Sarafina
Sarafina is an African name reflecting the osprey’s other home. It’s meaning is derived from ‘bright star’.
Sarafina is an African name reflecting the osprey’s other home. It’s meaning is derived from ‘bright star’.
The aim of the Sustainable Development Fund in Highland is to support strategic projects in regions where SSE Renewables operates.
The pair of chicks at Loch Arkaig Pine Forest were ringed and measured last week and are both females.
An interactive sculpture by Clara Elliot leads visitors off the main woodland track deeper into the forest in a series of steps which can be explored.
The Loch Arkaig livestreams can be viewed at a dedicated page on the Woodland Trust website.
At Loch Arkaig funding will help the Woodland Trust Scotland build four slipways and a stacking and loading area on the shores of the loch to help move timber by an electric barge.
George Anderson, of Woodland Trust Scotland, said it was the second time Doddie has found the limelight since leaving Loch Arkaig.
A second egg will be expected midweek with a third likely towards the end of the week with the chicks due to hatch in May.
Louis arrived at his pine forest home on Monday morning and was later joined by his mate Dorcha who he welcomed with a fish.
Supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery a nest camera has been running at Arkaig since 2017, building up a substantial world viewership as fans followed the family life of ospreys Louis and Aila as they raised their six chicks.