Osprey Chat Thread for February 2016

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  • Hazel b said:

    Any news from Wigtown these days? 

    Haven't been down there for a couple of years - RSPB reserve is actually called "Crook of Baldoon" and I didn't even checked their blog last year - we were away a lot and missed the local sites!

    Ospreys Rule OK, but Goldfinches come a close second!

  • A very informative into, thanks Tiger.  Definitely, "lots of questions to be answered this year".  Never a dull moment but I do hope things are much more settled at LG and also at Rutland Site B.  

  • Unknown said:

    Any news from Wigtown these days? 

    Haven't been down there for a couple of years - RSPB reserve is actually called "Crook of Baldoon" and I didn't even checked their blog last year - we were away a lot and missed the local sites!

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    I seem to recall seeing an update here about EP and his mate Blue DK abandoning the Wigtown nest in 2014 ... I think something about dog walkers?? 

    I haven't seen any further updates and apologies if I have missed these and repeating but just in case an update on EP hasn't been posted, my friend in D&G informed me that EP did return last year but not to the Wigtown nest and that he successfully raised and fledged 2 young at a new nest site.  The chicks were ringed but I don't know the IDs or anything about the female ie if it was a new female or Blue DK.  

    It was really good finding out he had made it back last year after the terrible weather and of his success.  We can only hope they go from strength to strength.  

  • This was the last blog post from Wigtown Ospreys at Crook of Baldoon - May 2015

    "The Ospreys returned in April they are nesting on the Bay unfortunately not on the tree with the camera but on one to far from electrical source so no pictures this year.

    We know the EP is one of the pair but as yet we have not been able to establish the identity of the female and she is sitting on the nest.

    Our camera nest was occupied by a mallard when they returned so we believe this moved them to a new site.

    Unfortunately this nest has been raided by crows during the 3-4th May resulting to its abandonment by the female.

    We will try to keep you up to date with events as and when we can safely gather more information. In the mean time we will keep our fingers crossed that another pair of ospreys find the nest cam appealing and take possession next year.  "

    Ospreys Rule OK, but Goldfinches come a close second!

  • Wow, on BBC RADIO6 Music, just heard them reporting about BlueYD being discovered after presumed dead. Fame for our much loved ospreys :-) ps my fave radio station ;-)

  • TheBadgerOfLurve said:

    Wow, on BBC RADIO6 Music, just heard them reporting about BlueYD being discovered after presumed dead. Fame for our much loved ospreys :-) ps my fave radio station ;-)

    This story seems to have gone viral. Thing is that we knew he was alive last August when he was seen in Scotland. 

  • Hazel b said:
    Thing is that we knew he was alive last August when he was seen in Scotland

    Yes, there has been no reason to think he was dead.

  • Haha!!!!!!!! Me too, I heard it on BBC Radio 2 while stuck in horrendous traffic at 5pm yesterday. It made me so happy to suddenly hear a news item about an OSPREY on national radio!!! A good news story to boot too!! --even though I had heard it first from this site before :-) Smiled all the way home.....

  • Unknown said:

    This was the last blog post from Wigtown Ospreys at Crook of Baldoon - May 2015

    "The Ospreys returned in April they are nesting on the Bay unfortunately not on the tree with the camera but on one to far from electrical source so no pictures this year.

    We know the EP is one of the pair but as yet we have not been able to establish the identity of the female and she is sitting on the nest.

    Our camera nest was occupied by a mallard when they returned so we believe this moved them to a new site.

    Unfortunately this nest has been raided by crows during the 3-4th May resulting to its abandonment by the female.

    We will try to keep you up to date with events as and when we can safely gather more information. In the mean time we will keep our fingers crossed that another pair of ospreys find the nest cam appealing and take possession next year.  "

    I'm sure ospreys could have evicted a mallard if they chose.  The Manton Bay pair regularly see off the Egyptian Geese. 

    Hilary J

  • It will soon be time to start looking at the threads again with the start of spring.

    Maybe we should have a navigation tool as it seems that  when threads fall below the first page people have difficulty finding them.

    Essentially an extension to  this tool ?

    What do you think?

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