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
Tiger Signature
Nice migration weather nowfrom winds weather map
Looks good migration weather
from winds weather map
Will Rapunzel be the first tracked Juvenile in the world to make it back and breed. She did not have a nest this year but think she did the year before and it failed. twitter.com/.../780511497327869952
kathybn said: Will Rapunzel be the first tracked Juvenile in the world to make it back and breed. She did not have a nest this year but think she did the year before and it failed. twitter.com/.../780511497327869952
Red 06 from Rutland bred as a two year old in 2003 although her tracker had fallen off.
Green SK came back to Aberfoyle to breed many times although her tracker was defunct as was it was supposed to be given that it was the old battery type. As far as I know she kept coming back and breeding until 2010 a total of seven migrations.
Tiger that is so interesting about Red 06 translocated in 2001 to breed with 03 (98) Great they both made it back and bred if only for one season.
Red 06 was a 2 yr old only.
Yes a 2nd breeding nest
06 (01) failed to return in 2004 and 3 (98) did not return in 2005
Odin does what he says.
I'm voting Odin then :)
ChloeB & Tiger's Osprey Data
Some fantastic osprey pictures here