Well September did prove to be a somewhat quieter month but it had its moments.
The great news is that Millicent survived her journey across the Sahara and is now inhabiting the area where Ceulan stayed in 2012. Indeed her behaviour is remarkably similar to Ceulan.
The Glaslyn birds all finally migrated in early September. Then just last night we got the magnificent news that the male bird at Roudsea Wood is none other than White YC a bird hatched at Glaslyn in 2008. So yet another Glaslyn osprey comes back from the "dead". A great triumph for Natural England too as it is the first time that they have an osprey nest on one of their reserves. At Dyfi Deri finally migrated on Thursday 4 September. Then there was a surprise as Monty put on a wonderful display of loafing on his perch for three days. Finally on the morning of Sunday 7th September he took off and circled higher and higher until he was a dot in the Cors Dyfi sky and then he turned south and was gone. A very emotional moment for the fans.
There was a lot of tracking data over the month. Kielder tracked three grand chicks of Glaslyn. There were also birds from Aberfoyle and the Lake District. Further afield there are five Finnish birds and five translocated to Urdaibai in Spain. Across the Atlantic about 25 ospreys are being tracked in the USA.
On Saturday 13 September Nel was finally released to the wild again.
So the osprey world continues to thrill and distress in large amounts. However I feel that all our world's would be less rich if we did not have them to pull at our heartstrings.
One other thing of interest. The other day I noticed that our website had a hit from Tuktoyaktuk. I looked it us and this is a very remote Inuit hamlet in the extreme north of Canada. It seems that interest in ospreys is everywhere.
Still it is going to be quiet now and the only viewing is the countdown clocks to when they return in March 2015.
Tiger Signature
Hi Limpy. Now you are making us all jealous!. Best wishes, Mike.
Birdies LG DU update.
Thanks Limpy - This must be the nest previously referred to as the 4th nest that hatched two young. Great to know it was one of the known birds.
I am eagerly awaiting the arrival in the next day or two.
I will comment on the work Emyr has done for Ospreys in Wales both in his position at Glaslyn and now Dyfi and the enthusiasm he shares with the public (Fantastic). Likewise a book a great video from Rutland narated by Sir david Attenborough and many other things. And Joanna is doing admiringly with her blog at Kielder.
RSPB Loch Garten - Where are You.
A CHRISTMAS GREETING FROM LOCH GARTEN.
That is nice! thanks to whoever climbed up the ladder to pin it there. :-)
EJ's Memorial Balgavies Loch Ospreys 2023
It is indeed a very kind gesture, thanks for giving me the nod MGK, hadn't logged on yet today!
2013 photos & vids here
eff37 on Flickr
Thank you Mary for bringing this to our attention. Many thanks Jen for the Christmas wishes. All the very best to you all too!!
Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/
ChloeB & Tiger's Osprey Data
Here is a link to my Loch Garten Group Index
Not sure if this has been posted previously, I was actually checking for Bird , cam award 2014, other than Osprey,
and noticed that SWT and Rutland are in the Top Ten.
Never knew this existed SK2 ... good to see Derby Peregrines & NF Gateway mentioned too! Have to agree with VW comment about leaving Dyfi off though!
Hi Wendy
When you consider how many Bird Web Cams are spread across the Country, I am surprised they managed to whittle it down to Ten,
Like most selections, there will always be some who think, why not this, or, why not that.
What's the saying "you can't please everyone"