News from Other Nests - 2010

Latest on the Finland Forum re Hailuoto nest:

"Our dear ospreyfamily has left in this order:
Female last time on the nest 14.8.
Both chicks on the nest 15.8. at 080:18. (The older chick has not been seen after that. Maby too early for migration.)
Male did bring the last huge fish 24.8.10. at 18:36. Younger chick did eat that nearly one hour.
The youngest chick left the nest 26.8."

Video clip of returning Borders bird from 2007 White HC:

http://tweedvalleyospreys.blogspot.com/

Alan    SKYLAR is living proof of miracles. We think that it was a second brood as the hatching was so late.

Hazel b said:

Alan    SKYLAR is living proof of miracles. We think that it was a second brood as the hatching was so late.

It is also a good thing that Skylar was an only chick and grew fast.

Update from Aberfoyle:

http://aberfoyleospreys.blogspot.com/

Unknown said:

Update from Aberfoyle:

http://aberfoyleospreys.blogspot.com/

Good afternoon Alan and thanks for the link.  They will soon be on their way now the parents seem to have left.

It is good to see how they just 'go' and then the similarities and differences in the journeys. Here''s hoping all goes well for both of them !

Oops this should be in Satellite tagged,  - have copied it over.

100 osprey chicks fledged in the Borders in last 10 years:
http://www.forestry.gov.uk/newsrele.nsf/WebPRByCountryLang/D6417BD9955C4FBE8025778C005006E4

Latest update from Wigtown Bay ospreys:

"Hi all avid Osprey watchers,

I thought I would give you an update on our Ospreys today.

Since the chicks have fledged we have had great views of the female feeding our chicks after them calling loudly to be fed (first flights for the chicks was on the 16th, 18th and 19th of July). It has mainly been flat fish/flounders that the female has brought to the nest and in the beginning after the chicks had fledged she was still feeding them but they soon got the hang of feeding themselves and at least 2 chicks at a time were vying for food on the nest. Quite often we have seen one chick land on the nest with a fish quickly followed by another chick as if one had been chasing other to try and get the fish which this one had caught. We think that the chicks had started catching fish 3 weeks ago as the chick coming to the nest had small flounders each time it was seen compared to the larger fish that the parents had been bringing to the nest. We were getting regular daily sightings of the chicks and the female in the 2nd and 3rd week in August with fish and also using the perch which we had on a different TV to the live pictures of the nest. This has been very exciting because quite often there would be two chicks at the nest one with a fish and one of the parents usually the female on the perch, so there has been a lot of interesting activity at the nest and the perch which has excited and amazed some of the many visitor that we have had this season in the Wigtown Bay Visitor Centre.

In the last 3 to 4 days we have not had any sightings of our Ospreys at the nest or on the perch so our thoughts are that they may have gone, but it is possible that if they are still hear they are perching and eating fish elsewhere in the Wigtown Bay and not using the nest and perch that we have the cameras on. We are keeping a close eye on the nest and perch to see if they do come and use it and looking out for the Ospreys in the Wigtown Bay area to see if we can get a glimpse of them or confirm that they have actually gone south to warmer climes.

The next Osprey update may be a fond farewell from our Osprey or it may be Yippee! they are still here and we can see them. I will endeavour to keep you posted on our Ospreys here at Wigtown Bay Visitor Centre.

You can also get information about our Ospreys on www.wigtownbayospreys.co.uk and we Have 3 evening Talks in September on the 1/09/10 (today!) about 'rare fish on the river Cree' speaker Liz Etheridge from the Galloway fisheries Trust; 5/09/10 about 'Bats' speaker Freda Seddon, Bat Conservation group and 29/09/10 about ' Cray fish and other invasive species' Jaimie, Galloway fisheries Trust. So if you would like to come and join us for one of these talks you are more than welcome they start at 6pm until 7.20pm.

Hope to see you soon

Best Wishes
Allison Davidson
Seasonal Wildlife Attendant"