Thought it sensible to create a new thread where we can keep each other abreast of which Ospreys have returned to the Public sites. Please don't post any information on non protected locations
32/05 has now returned to Rutland as well as 03/97
22/03 15:15 GWYNEDD : Osprey, Glaslyn Estuary [S]male returned today; 12 years old and has raised 14 chicks to fledging (12:00)
Just heard that the Glaslyn female is back so Wales have the first returning pair.
FAB
Ok I am going to go out on a limb and say that bird at Loch of The Lowes was Marge.
Tiger Signature
Hazel b said: Ok I am going to go out on a limb and say that bird at Loch of The Lowes was Marge.
Tiger, I'm convinced it's her. How old is she now?
I was always convinced it was her too and LOTL seem to have confirmed it.
ChloeB & Tiger's Osprey Data
What great news. I half expected Eric to return and after a wee while look for a new female. I didn't think Marge would make it back.
She's a feisty lady!
Marge first came to Loch of the Lowes in 1991 so she was probably 3 years old then. That would make her at least 22.
Data on the Loch of the Lowes records are to be found on page 33 of "Life of Ospreys" by Roy Dennis.
Rutland website has been updated to include the arrivals of 03(97) and 32(05). I hadn't realised that 32 returned 3 weeks earlier than last year - there seems to be plenty of early birds this year.
There's also some great photos of 03 seeing off a pair of ravens:
http://www.ospreys.org.uk/Breeding2010B.html
Hazel b said: Marge first came to Loch of the Lowes in 1991 so she was probably 3 years old then. That would make her at least 22. Data on the Loch of the Lowes records are to be found on page 33 of "Life of Ospreys" by Roy Dennis.
And she has got her picture in the papers! The Times are reporting the lady's age is slightly more than that!
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article7074835.ece
ChloeB & Tiger's Osprey Data Site
Sat track schedule Spring 2014
LG 7 days; RW & SWT nil; LDOP varies
Hi jsb. Unringed as she is, we can never know Marge's true age. She cannot possibly be less than 22 years old, and of course she could be much older. One thing for sure is that she is a truly remarkable bird.