Some history of the BALGAVIES LOCH OSPREYS.
MALE - GREEN BF - RINGED HADDO 11 JULY 2004 - FIRST SEEN AT BALGAVIES IN 2008
FEMALE - WHITE UF - RINGED CLUNIE CASTLE 9 JULY 2009 - RING NUMBER 1428309
BLUE YD - RUNG AND SATELLITE TAGGED BY K. BROCKIE AND ROY DENNIS 17 JULY 2012
He has been sighted back in Scotland in recent years.
ALL SUBSEQUENT BROODS HAVE NOT BEEN RINGED.
LINK TO BALGAVIES LOCH OSPREYS 2016
LINK TO BALGAVIES LOCH OSPREYS 2015
LINK TO BALGAVIES LOCH OSPREYS 2014
Some of Darren Dawson's magnificent photos to remind ourselves of this lovely Osprey Family.
LAST YEARS BROOD OF FOUR
AND A STUNNING CLOSE UP OF ONE OF LAST YEAR'S JUVENILES
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ALL ARE COPYRIGHT OF DARREN DAWSON.
Wishing that both male and female return safely and have a productive breeding year ahead.
EJ's Memorial Balgavies Loch Ospreys 2023
Mary thank you for posting Darren's stunning photographs. They are just awesome.
Please thank him for sharing them with us ... and LOL tell him to keep them coming LOL They're brilliant.
Thanks for posting those marvellous photos MARY ad thanks to Darren for sharing
Thanks Mary and Darren
Thank you Mary & Darren, these are wonderful photos!!
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I have passed on all your thanks to Darren which is much appreciated. He sent me some more taken at Loch of Kinnordy yesterday morning, it's just a pity that he wasn't at Balgavies instead.
I think in these photos White LN is locked on to the fish before it makes its spectacular dive.
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Thank you Mary and Darren. Great shots.
Clicking on them makes them even more spectacular.
Birdies LG DU update.
Why I say it's a pity he wasn't at Balgavies yesterday..... :-)
He sent me a few photos that Lainy McCormack kindly sent him that she had taken of an intruder at 12.44 pm yesterday, one looked to me that it may have had a blue leg ring on its right leg. However it may just be a trick of the light, what do you think.... it is exciting to think that it may be an English or Welsh intruder. Maybe Darren or Mike might be able to enlarge the photo better.
I've enlarged it right up Mary and I can see what you refer to but the quality isn't good enough to even be certain that it is a ring I'm afraid.
Yes Mike you are right, I think wishful thinking on my half, it looks like it could be a BTO ring now, but still not sure. :-).
Thats the excitement over for today then ha ha....
No it isn't! 3J seen at Glaslyn 2, then speculation that Arran might be back at Glaslyn 1 but turned out to be Blue24!!.