It appeared after a six-minute labour during a lull in the strong winds that the ospreys have had to endure in recent days.
Female osprey NC0 laid the mottled egg - which is around the size of a duck’s egg - at the Scottish Wildlife Trust’s Loch of the Lowes Wildlife Reserve at 10.48am on Wednesday.
“This is a crucial point in the season when an osprey pair must work as a team. If the eggs are left uncovered they can cool quickly, reducing the chances of successful hatching. Fortunately, we’ve seen this pair successful raise seven chicks together in the last four years so they have already demonstrated that they can do that.”
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