It is hard to believe but we are approaching the half way point of the osprey season.
A month ago we were waiting on the first osprey chick and debating which site would get the first hatch. Loch Garten won the race with a chick in the early hours of Saturday 14 May 2016.
Manton Bay followed hours later and then had a second hatch before the day was out.
Hatching then proceeded at regular intervals,
There was a five day gap before another hatch at Loch Garten and the second egg did not hatch.
Starting on Wednesday 18th May Loch of the Lowes hatched its first chick and two others followed within five days.
Dyfi had its first chick a day early on Tuesday 24 May 2016 and then there was a gap until Sunday 29th May 2016. Again the second chick did not hatch.
Three chicks hatched at Basenthwaite but two were predated by Magpies.
Three chicks hatched at Foulshaw Moss but sadly one has dies.
Glaslyn has also hatched two chicks.
The best news of the month came on Tuesday 3 May when Clarach (Blue 2R) was seen intruding at Glaslyn. This was the start of a grand tour when she was seen at Rutland and Kielder.
Lots of data on imagicat
A record of May 2016 on the Osprey News Bulletin for May 2016
The record for June will appear at Osprey News Bulletin June 2016
Tiger Signature
A great video of Mr.Rutland 03 (97) fishing. It has maybe been posted before but worth seeing the legend that is 03 once again.
EJ's Memorial Balgavies Loch Ospreys 2023
Thank you Mary. What a bird, what a legacy.
Birdies LG DU update.
Thanks MARY A legend
Nice memory Mary.
Thankyou for the link to the video of the very sadly missed 3(97) Feel specially sad because he had such a hard time last year attempting to defend his nest from the marauding 51(10) and as a result his nest failed and so sad his partner failed to return as well :(
A chat with Rob Bierregaard tonight at 10pm BST. It is on The Hog Island site
On now
Amreading a book called "Crow Country" by Mark Cocker and in it he mentions that James 1 of England/V1 of Scotland was a keen fisherman and tried to train ospreys (and otters) to catch fish for him, without success
patily said: Amreading a book called "Crow Country" by Mark Cocker and in it he mentions that James 1 of England/V1 of Scotland was a keen fisherman and tried to train ospreys (and otters) to catch fish for him, without success
Oh I never knew that.
Interesting how Loch Garten had two intruders yesterday and both were identified.
One of them Blue UB really has quite a history.