GOOD MORNING ALL
Three chicks are loafing around waiting on breakfast probably.
I think the first fledge will come from MB. :-)
Grey skies this morning.
© RUTLAND WATER OSPREY PROJECT
EJ's Memorial Balgavies Loch Ospreys 2023
You're right. I should have read the second paragraph.
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.
Oh dear what a shame, I hope T6 can pull through this, and that if it is an illness it doesn't spread to the others.
© Scottish Wildlife Trust - Loch of the Lowes
I am travelling at the moment, but have read the worrying news of T6. I visited ROP on both Fridays (5hrs) and Sat (2 hrs). I had hoped to get some pics post but time has not permitted. However I saw T6 on Friday when she was both active and fed well. However she was not around on Sat morning.
It was also lovely to bump in to Choco on the Friday cruise, and both Clare and Limpy on Sat!!
I hope whatever is the problem, T6 fights it and survives. Rutland are right in letting nature take its course however distressing it will be for us, and more importantly, for them
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Sheila. Were you on the anniversary cruise on Friday?
Birdies LG DU update.
One of numerous possibilities regarding T6: Whenever I see a chick or adult picking up little bits of food from the nest I wonder how long those tiny pieces of fish have been on the nest. Fish are one of the foods which can carry salmonella and at normal temperatures the salmonella in a dead fish can multiply to the point where they become dangerous enough to cause food poisoning. I seem to remember reading that salmonella was a problem in one of the earliest years of translocation of young Ospreys to Rutland because fish was left to sit on the nest for ages. After losing some Ospreys the ROP people had to regularly clean the platforms where they left fish for the chicks. Remember the fuss about Edwina Currie and eggs? In some other countries eggs are always refrigerated or used almost immediately after collection (unlike in the UK) because salmonella is one of several nasties which can occur in eggs. Unfortunately, Ospreys have no access to refrigerators or use by dates!
Kind regards, Ann
Mike B said: Sheila. Were you on the anniversary cruise on Friday?
Yes, I was Mike, and it was quite an experience. Pity the weather wasn't brighter, but we saw quite a few osprey, and at least two fish caught.
Ann I like (well perhaps not!) your thinking. Although overcast on Friday, by the time I left it had warmed considerably, and Saturday was even warmer. Possibly ideal conditions for salmonella. No one had arrive for the early shift, but two very knowledgeable men had been there since 6.30am, and had not seen a fish delivery when we arrived ca 11.00, and none came during my two hours there, but neither did 6T. Where she found contaminated scraps later I have no idea. Fingers crossed firmly for her.
I'm sure it was Sheila many VIP's I believe. So were you at the 'do' afterwards?
Great visit to Rutland for 20th Anniversary & to meet Tim Mackrill & hear about this year's 15 chicks. Nice to met SheilaFE on the cruise & then this pair of reprobates in the Shallow Water Hide yesterday.
We dropped in this morning when we heard about T6 and I agree that there is nothing they can do to intervene, as she could try to fly the nest if they approach and end up in even more difficulty. Currently on the train home, not able to view webcam and feeling rather anxious. I do hope she pulls through whatever is ailing her...
Chocoholix shiny new 2018 Interactive Osprey & Chick Chart! (with clickable links!)