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Unknown said: Tiger you might be able to correct me but sure it was rutland. It was one of two male ospreys that died or disappeared suspiciously
Tiger you might be able to correct me but sure it was rutland. It was one of two male ospreys that died or disappeared suspiciously
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Unknown said: But I think purely incubating because there is an egg in the cup. I can't remember when when 5 years ago??? One of the rutland males went missing and female was incubating refusing to leave eggs. When she eventually did they swapped the eggs for faux eggs. She continued for a while to incubate these while her real eggs were hatched and fostered into another nest. Can't remember but definitely one chick thrived.
But I think purely incubating because there is an egg in the cup. I can't remember when when 5 years ago??? One of the rutland males went missing and female was incubating refusing to leave eggs. When she eventually did they swapped the eggs for faux eggs. She continued for a while to incubate these while her real eggs were hatched and fostered into another nest. Can't remember but definitely one chick thrived.
Here is the story here June 2011
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Thank you Chloe and Tiger just on a coffee run so no facts except my memory
Here is the BBC report, and the RW blog. It was after 08 mysteriously disappeared and mum couldn't cope.
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Between us we have covered the full story of what happened at Site N in 2011 :)
EJ is calling
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Morning ALL!! I see we had a new blogger last night, so welcome to GillP, and lovely to see Badgie too.
What a thoughtful start to the day LIMPY thank you. Such good news that Odin stayed on or near the nest overnight and that there has been a fish delivery - even if EJ may not have had much of it! It was a relief to find only nine pages to read today, long may it last.
I was saddened to read Tiger's thoughts that the partnership of EJ and Odin will never be as stable again. Fingers cross though.
I have had such a difficulty in getting into and/or refreshing all RSPB forum links over the past few days, but so far today so good.
EJ is incubating, the sun is shining and Radio Chaffinch is playing, so at the moment all is good with the world...
So EJ starts to call!
Is the sound funny or is EJ going hoarse?
Hello SHEILA.... well, that's only one man's opionion. I have a different opinion.
Amazing, I wasnt aware such interference was approved of, though I approve definitely of helping if problems caused by man.