Osprey cam: behind the scenes
No wi-fi, no plug sockets, no film crew. Meet the people behind the camera and explore the set of the UK's most remote family drama.
Discover how it's doneLoch Arkaig osprey cam
Watch a round up of the 2019 season from our live osprey nest cam, set deep in the heart of an ancient Caledonian pine forest.
The story so far
Our Loch Arkaig ospreys Louis and Aila returned on 4 April 2019 and successfully fledged two chicks. Both the parents and their youngsters have now headed off back to Africa on migration and the livestream has been turned off until spring 2020.
Tune in again from March next year to watch more of the story unfold.
2017
New parents
Our young pair took over the nest and raised a single chick, a male named Lachlan.
2018
Tragedy strikes
Louis and Aila returned for a second year and laid three eggs, but a hungry pine marten stole the clutch.
2019
Two more youngsters
A little more experienced this time, the parents fledged two females named Rannoch and Mallie.
