Away from the glare of international interest, a pair of history-making Angus ospreys are proud parents again.
Courier Country focus on the raptor breed has largely zoomed in on Perthshire’s Loch of the Lowes, where grand old bird Lady is now nursing her 50th chick of her remarkable life.
But in a beautiful spot between Forfar and Arbroath there have also been celebrations as the Balgavies Loch pair, which last year successfully raised the county’s first recorded osprey chick, have expanded their family with two new arrivals.
The Angus pair a male born at Haddo in Aberdeenshire in July 2004 and a 2009 Clunie Castle female quickly settled back into their elevated home in the centre of the small Scottish Wildlife Trust reserve east of Forfar.
Their successful summer is being charted in a visitor’s book at the small but busy hide, with regulars recording the recent arrival of the two chicks.
Without round-the-clock camera cover enjoyed at Loch of the Lowes, it is not known how many eggs the Angus female has laid.
However, two chicks have this week been clearly captured through the lens and a recording of them being fed by the devoted mother was relayed into the excited hide.
Twitchers are also eagerly following the results of the male bird’s fishing forays to nearby Rescobie Loch from which the bird recently took a spectacular rainbow trout estimated at around five pounds in weight.