The osprey season continues apace. The weather has not been kind but was surprisingly good at that point where chicks are their most vulnerable.
One of the most remarkable things is that there have been successful four chick nests at Kielder, Balgavie and Threave.
Perhaps even more remarkably there has been a successful second clutch at the ON5 nest in Wales. This has probably not happened since ospreys returned in 1954.
In addition to the four chick nest Kielder has had successful nests 2, 3 and 4. A real northern powerhouse.
Kielder also welcomed back the two year old tracked two year old Blue UV A great success.
Loch Garten and Loch of the Lowes have been successful in raising two and three chicks respectively.
Both Glaslyn and Dyfi have raised two healthy chicks.
Manton Bay has also been successful in raising three chicks.
July will now see the fledging of all of these chicks. The first fledge window open tomorrow (Saturday 2 July) at Loch Garten.
All the data on imagicat
A record of June 2016 is on Osprey News Bulletin for June 2016
The record for July 2016 will appear at Osprey New Bulletin July 2016
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EJ and Odin have made it to the RSPB MAGAZINE'S SCOTTISH SUPPLEMENT (AUTUMN) ...... :-) and quite rightly so.
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Starling said: A lot more pink on that chart than blue.
A lot more pink on that chart than blue.
I hadn't noticed that before Starling :-)
MaryGK said: TIGER - It was in 2011 that I first heard Baldrick being mentioned, and I remember clearly the excitement about him maybe being sighted as returning, didn't it turn out to be a Spanish bird or something like that.
TIGER - It was in 2011 that I first heard Baldrick being mentioned, and I remember clearly the excitement about him maybe being sighted as returning, didn't it turn out to be a Spanish bird or something like that.
Well basically it was never resolved.
Well you never know Tiger, he could still be out there breeding somewhere.
Remember this:-
White/Red TA - 1996-2013 a son of the Loch Garten pair Ollie and Olive was found to have been breeding in Perthshire for many years. LINK to the Loch Garten Blog
It is nice to look back too some times:-
With all the talk of the three UK nests with four chicks in them, can anyone remember this photo.
On the Friends of Island Beach nest, (2013) when not only did they have 4 healthy juveniles on the nest, another one visited from a nearby nest too.
I don't think we will ever see a photo of a 5 chick nest ever again LOL....
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A tweet from RSPB Loch Garten.
LINK TO FOOTAGE from 1974. Slide to 15.25 minutes in.
It looks as though there is more in the Tweet, but when I clicked on it, there was no more.
Good find Mary. I remember Nationwide well. Pity the report is inaccurate as it was 1958 the eggs were stolen not 1959. Also not from that tree.
I wasn't sure about the date Tiger, but I remember us having a discussion a while back about the tree location :-)
It is typical of media reports though, there is always something that they get wrong. I think we have yet to see or hear a report in the media about Ospreys that has been 100% correct LOL....
A report that is 100% correct? No chance.
MaryGK said: Well you never know Tiger, he could still be out there breeding somewhere. Remember this:- White/Red TA - 1996-2013 a son of the Loch Garten pair Ollie and Olive was found to have been breeding in Perthshire for many years. LINK to the Loch Garten Blog
Your link, Mary, referred to one of those involved in the ringing of Baldrick, a Dan Tomes. I wonder whether he is related to Jess?
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