This is a new thread to follow the travels of these three young ospreys from the Loch Garten nest.
Oighrig
This male juvenile is the elder of the 2013 brood, hatched on 25th May and fledged on 16th July.
Oighrig’s ring is Blue/white CF5
Breagha
Also male, the younger of the 2013 brood, hatched 28th May and fledged on 19th July.
Breagha’s ring is Blue/white CF4.
LG blog on the ringing and tagging of Oighrig & Breagha
Caledonia
Hatched on 16th May 2012, fledged on 14th July and left Loch Garten on 19th August.
The travels of Caledonia and her sister Alba were first followed in this thread, now closed. Caledonia is the first juvenile osprey tracked from Loch Garten to settle in Europe; she has been living on the northern outskirts of Seville for nearly a year now.
Caledonia’s ring is Blue/White AA1, reading downwards. LG blog on the ringing and tagging of Caledonia & Alba.
What an absolute shame. At least her loss was confirmed outright rather than just us wondering if her transmitter had failed. Lets now focus all our energies on Oighrig and Breagha and not forgetting of course EJ and Odin.
So sorry to hear such very sad news.
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Mrs T you are right, it is confirmed and we are not left wondering what happened to her.
There can be nothing quite as painful as false hope I always think.
Such sad, sad news and yes, agree, we are not left hanging and wondering.
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It's just so sad getting the news about another loss, and after she has done so well where she had settled.
Jennifer T said: There can be nothing quite as painful as false hope I always think.
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My point entirely. It is often best to know what has happened, even if the news is bad (and mourn) rather than to speculate.
I am absolutely gutted, and join you all in the sadness of this news. Remember when the VAP team went out to Spain...
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