We last wrote updating what had been happening on the nest on Tuesday evening, when the ‘Pale Male’ intruder came in and crushed one egg, flicked the other out the nest and kicked the other onto the edge of the nest cup.

Later that evening NC0 returned to find her nest in disarray, rolled the remaining egg into the nest cup and attempted to incubate it for a short period, before leaving the nest for the night.

The ‘Pale Male’ returned early next morning (Wednesday 8 May) and spent time rearranging the nest and bringing in sticks before finally crushing the final egg and flicking the remains clear out.

Some time later he returned to defend the nest, loudly guard calling (chipping) and squealing at a sky dancing osprey (thought to be the ‘Dark Intruder’) overhead. He flew off the nest to give chase. NC0 wasn’t seen until later that evening when she returned to the nest, making a contact call on landing with an enormous fish. She then spent considerable time eating on the nest before flying with it out of sight, no doubt out of the eyes of hungry crows, one of which picked the nest clean later that evening.

Fast forward to Thursday 9 May and it was the turn of the ‘Dark Intruder’ (with the large right pupil) to spend time on the nest.

We think at this point NC0 flew past round the Point with her fish, briefly pursued by the male, before he returned to the nest again. It wasn’t long before the ‘Pale Male’ put in an appearance and walloped the other osprey clean off the nest! The two were then seen chasing each other off reserve and as yet haven’t been seen since.

Finally, at around 15:40, NC0 returned (without her huge fish) to her favoured ‘Split Birch’ perch, where she has been preening and digesting her large two-day meal.

Who knows what will happen in the next few days!