Well the beginning of September usually marks the end of the osprey season. This year we still have two chicks at Dyfi who may well be here for another month. What two magnificent chicks they are.
Cerist provided drama just after fledging by going missing for 53 hours. I had the good fortune to be right there in the Dyfi Visitor Centre when she returned.
Also there is the vexed question of Monty's second nest and what will happen to it over the winter? My view is that given the chance he would use it in the spring.
The Loch Garten season came to a quiet end with the whole family leaving over the space of a few days and Oighrig and Breagh are now in Spain and France respectively.
We also had news of a chick from a four chick nest in Sutherland dropping in at Dyfi. Apparently there have been two four chick nests this year. So it has been a good year for ospreys which is not the same for other raptors as they have had a poor season.
We also had news of the translocation of 12 Scottish ospreys to northern Spain.
Anyway it is now down to the long wait until our feathered friends return in 2014.
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Thanks Diane. A very worrying sign of the times. Will read in a bit more depth when I get chance.
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Thanks TIGER That has upset and angered me Bas*****!
Thank you DIANE for the info above. Like SCYLLA I am surprised that such a vital service was shut down, just like that, with I assume very little thought of the potential consequences.
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Does anyone remember an article about the World's Oldest osprey?
I think it was Canadian and was 35 years old. I cannot seem to find the article.
It is mentioned in here but no reference.
Hazel b said: Does anyone remember an article about the World's Oldest osprey? I think it was Canadian and was 35 years old. I cannot seem to find the article.
Just checked on our beloved LG nest - it's on form ;-)
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Looking very lonely.
So an osprey with a satellite tag in Mull. Where on earth could it be coming from?