Scotland's oldest known breeding osprey has laid a record-breaking 53rd egg.

The female at the Loch of the Lowes reserve in Perthshire produced her first egg of this year's breeding season at 1917 BST on Tuesday.

She has now laid considerably more eggs than the average osprey, which can only usually manage about 12 in a lifetime.

A team of nearly 70 volunteers will take it in turns to man a round-the-clock watch at the nest in Dunkeld to protect it from egg thieves

A team of nearly 70 volunteers will take it in turns to man a round-the-clock watch at the nest in Dunkeld to protect it from egg thieves

I bet they'll end up eggsausted having to shell out all that time, are they yolkels?:confused:

Absolutely! I believe they are watching it like a hawk :D

Let's hope they don't get too eggscited

Scotland's oldest known breeding osprey has laid a record-breaking 53rd egg.

The female at the Loch of the Lowes reserve in Perthshire produced her first egg of this year's breeding season at 1917 BST on Tuesday.

She has now laid considerably more eggs than the average osprey, which can only usually manage about 12 in a lifetime.

A team of nearly 70 volunteers will take it in turns to man a round-the-clock watch at the nest in Dunkeld to protect it from egg thieves

Darn bird egg gets more consideration than a human fetus... :(

No it doesn't Ken, it's the Mum we're all eggcited about!

I hear she's already given her other children an eggcellent eggucation :D

You overdose on silly pills this morning :p

I notice for the 2nd year running we have Mr and Mrs Blackbird nesting in our shed.

They get used to us walking about 3 or 4 ft away and don't get worried.

Col

I notice for the 2nd year running we have Mr and Mrs Blackbird nesting in our shed.

They get used to us walking about 3 or 4 ft away and don't get worried.

Col

Your intoxicated stumbling strolls trough the garden must be entertaining to them :p

You overdose on silly pills this morning :p

Please tell me you'r yoking Ken. It feels like I've taken the right amount! :D

I notice for the 2nd year running we have Mr and Mrs Blackbird nesting in our shed.

They get used to us walking about 3 or 4 ft away and don't get worried.

Col

The birds in the forrest I walk through in the morning are like that, as long as I keep my face covered they don't get scared lol :D

We used to have black birds in the garden, now they're all in the cat :(

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The birds in the forrest I walk through in the morning are like that, as long as I keep my face covered they don't get scared lol :D

We used to have black birds in the garden, now they're all in the cat :(

And eventually in the liter box, etc., etc.... :p

And eventually in the liter box, etc., etc.... :p

Eggsactly! Although she tends to show a preference for the herb garden. LOL, you'd think I had a huge garden the way I talk, it's not much bigger than a window box :D

Don't let Nadya Suleman hear about this or she will be going for fertility treatments again

Don't let Nadya Suleman hear about this or she will be going for fertility treatments again

I won't tell if you don't :D

I wonder if Mrs Osprey will get child benefit for all those chicks? And when they are old enough for her to go back to work will she get family tax credit?

Do they get things like that in America? Could that be what motivates Ms Suleman or is she just barking mad? ;)

I won't tell if you don't :D

I wonder if Mrs Osprey will get child benefit for all those chicks? And when they are old enough for her to go back to work will she get family tax credit?

Don't eggsagerate, she'll end up nestled down just nicely

Don't eggsagerate, she'll end up nestled down just nicely

I know, she's got a nice little nest egg to turn to... I read about it on the BBC website :D I do believe we've gone full circle now Rich ;)

I know, she's got a nice little nest egg to turn to... I read about it on the BBC website :D I do believe we've gone full circle now Rich ;)
Yes, we'll have to try and hatch something else and ruffle some more feathers......................

Yes, we'll have to try and hatch something else and ruffle some more feathers......................

Now you're talking like one of my old crownies :D

old crownies :D
There's a few of them here;)

Now you're talking like one of my old crownies :D
Do beak-areful not to upset anyone. :o

Do beak-areful not to upset anyone. :o

Thank you for that eggcelent advice :rolleyes:

somebody's just cracked a yoke

But a pretty poultry one.
Hen-ything to get some attention.

Chicken! breast get on with something else

Don't try too hard you may eggasperate yourself :)

he's just trying to feather his nest

Best get on with some work, before things here take a tern for the worse.

Wouldn't want to be thought of as gull-ible enough to stay here all day, so I'll just have to wren-ch myself away.

And so Alc has to fly the coop :(

Your intoxicated stumbling strolls trough the garden must be entertaining to them :p

Who is intoxicated? Do you mean "through"?

As usual, your comments are grammatically incorrect.

Col

Who is intoxicated? Do you mean "through"?

As usual, your comments are grammatically incorrect.

Col

Perhaps Ken was referring to the staff canteen? ;)