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.
We can't wait to see what 2026 has in store for our pair. Grab a cuppa, sit back and relax and enjoy watching along.
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
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March 2026: Our ospreys have been spotted on the move and our nest cam was live, ready to catch sight of Angel & Frankie returning to their Loch Doon nest for Spring / Summer 2026
