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
CLICK TO ENLARGE ALL PHOTOS
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
Sending thanks to Darren for taking the photos and to Mary for posting them here!
Kind regards, Ann
Got Rich Formatting after entering something in normal mode, then editing it.
Here are the latest photos from Balgavies that Darren took on the 3rd July. Had a bit of an emergency yesterday so couldn't post them then.
Click on the photo to take you to his report,
The chicks are looking fantastic. Such a shame they will not be ringed, 7 chicks over two years all unringed from Balgavies, I think we will see more and more UR intruders in future years, because I am sure there will be many more chicks in Nests that are not monitored.
MaryGK said:I have been trying for thirty minutes to get Rich Formatting so I can upload photos, but it is not showing, all I get is normal box to type in. Will post this then see if I can get Rich Formatting when I edit it.
I am getting rich formatting.
Tiger Signature
I am getting it OK now Tiger, have done nothing different, so I don't know why it wouldn't let me do it for such a long time.
Thank you Mary, they are growing well.
They are indeed Roberto, such a joy to see.
I think Green BF deserves entry into "The SUPER Osprey Hall of Fame" :-)
An intruder landed on the nest last night whilst the whole family were on it. Darren has captured some great pics of the intrusion. I have included some below, but there are more with his report.
Click on the first photo to take you to his report.
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Maybe it was one of their own broods from previous years, to be so bold to land on the nest while the parents were there, we have seen this happen at Kielder, so it is more than likely it was :-)
Thank you Mary. Great shots and account once more from Darren.
Birdies LG DU update.
Great photos. Shame it was not ringed.
Thanks Mary - and Darren if he's reading this thread.