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Loch Arkaig osprey cam

Catch all the drama of osprey life, streaming live from our nest cameras in the Scottish Highlands.

Camera one

The nest where it all began, occupied for several years by our original pair Louis and Aila, but with no family in residence recently.

Camera two

Louis and his new partner, Dorcha, moved into this nest in 2021 and have called it home ever since.

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The story so far

Our live nest cameras, supported by players of People's Postcode Lottery, began streaming footage of breeding ospreys from Loch Arkaig Pine Forest back in 2017.

The cameras are now streaming live from our two nests for the 2025 season as we await the arrival of our resident pair, Louis and Dorcha, who are usually seen on camera two. Various ospreys have checked out the nest on camera one in the last few summers but no breeding pair has emerged so far. Fingers crossed for this year!

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The osprey cam has been made possible thanks to support from players of People's Postcode Lottery.