The great day has arrived where there are no more osprey free months for quite some time. It is a period of great excitement touched with melancholy, many old favourites will return but inevitably some will not.
At Loch Garten the big excitement will be to see EJ and Odin again. EJ will be 20 years old this year and now beginning to be a senior osprey. It will be her 9th year with Odin who is ageless.
The question being asked at Loch of The Lowes is "will LF15 win the race to be first back again this year as last?" Although she does not know it she has at least one offspring (FR3) ready to make his first journey north this year. That will be exciting.
The other early bird is Mrs G at Glaslyn. However her partner Aran will is not an early bird and is not expected in March. That must be a relief to the garfish community.
Monty and Glesni at Dyfi are not expected in March either but people will be eagerly looking for Blue 24 and Dai Dot.
There are fears for Dai Dot as he has not been seen since just after he was evicted from nest ON5 in Wales.At Manton Bay Blue 33 and Maya are eagerly awaited. Will any of their 2015 chicks come back this year?
Then there is Kielder. The big excitement there will be if UV makes it back and establishes a new nest. We know he is alive and well as there is a super secret party out there filming him in the last few days. They may be tempted to give him a lift home!
Then there is Bassenthwaite with their super osprey White 14. He did have an attempted at nesting last year.
Oh there are so many questions to be answered and the waiting is nearly over.
You can all add your wishes for the season to the thread.
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Some fantastic Osprey viewing the last couple of nights on TV.
The USPGA Golf Tour is at Innisbrook in Palm Harbour Florida which is just 2/3 miles north of the Dunedin Links Nest (Stirling and Pinella) which is streamed on line.
There are Two to Three pole nests on each fairway and the cameras have been showing all the nests and ospreys between shots and commenting on them.. A haven for ospreys.
This is a shot from my TV on Friday evening. SKY 404.
How wonderful Keith. Sadly I don't have Sky.
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Hazel b said: rebuilding an osprey nest
rebuilding an osprey nest
The Manton Bay nightcam drew my attention to the ties securing the sticks - in my ignorance they alarmed me, I could visualise talons getting caught in them. This must be the way it's supposed to be done.
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Yes it is the way it is supposed to be. If you look at the Glaslyn nest it is similar.
I can do a new thread for Foulshaw Moss Tiger, if it's not already done.
Do you know when the Cam will be up and running Jane ????
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I sent a Tweet to Cumbria asking and they said towards the end of this week. Nothing up yet though.
That would be great Jane
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This appeared in my fb newsfeed today. Webcam watchers wanted for Loch Arkaig nest.
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10155193268725159&substory_index=0&id=18168505158