Osprey Cam
Welcome to East Ayrshire Leisure Trust’s Osprey Nest Cam!
We are thrilled to be able to bring you live webcam footage from our very busy Osprey nest located in the beautiful area of Loch Doon, East Ayrshire in Scotland where Ospreys have nested since 2012.
Grab a cuppa, sit back and enjoy watching the fascinating day to day activities of this incredible migratory species.
Once you click on the video link below, click the square icon on the bottom right to view full screen.
Ospreys have been visiting Loch Doon in East Ayrshire since 2012 and in that time have reared 18 chicks, which is an incredible yield in the time period. The first Osprey (Angel) returned to the nest on the 19th March this year, a week earlier than expected followed by Franky who made his appearance on the 24th March.
After two years of no camera footage at the nest site due to ageing equipment having to be replaced, we are thrilled that we can now bring this live stream back for you to enjoy.
The team here at East Ayrshire Leisure will be looking at holding a range of activities at the site looking at it's fascinating history and of course.... the Osprey! Details will be posted below and on our social media channels. So keep checking in to find out more.
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 and 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 East Ayrshire Leisure Trust install new tech and equipment with the live stream enabled in March.
2025: 19th March - the first Osprey returns from migration (Angel)
2025: 24th March - our second Osprey returned to the nest (Franky)
2025: 9th April our first egg arrived 11.11
2025: 12th April a 2nd egg arrived 7.24am
2025: 15th April a third egg arrives 4.20am
2025: 16 May - Ist chick arrives 14.36pm
2025: 17 May - 2nd Chick arrives 21.18pm
2025: 20 May - 3rd chick arrives 9.15am
2025: 26 May - sadly one chick died after being left at the side of the nest in bad weather
2025: 13 Jun - both chicks are growing fast and appear to be thriving
2025: 23 Jun - chicks ringed - Blue 4B0 F, Blue 5B1 F. The chicks have been named by local children - Bonnie & Gizmo.
2025: 7 Jul Blue 4B0 Fledged 14.50
2025: 9 Jul Blue 5B1 Fledged 11.58
2025: 22 Aug Blue 4BO last seen
