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
Thank you Mary. Darren's photos are real stunners.
Ann - Yes now wouldn't that be a treat if Darren was on hand at all the other nests, we would be thoroughly spoiled then.
He should hire himself out Dial-a-Darren sounds good LOL...
Roberto - I have to agree, Darren's photos are real stunners :-)
We see many many wonderful photographs of Ospreys now on social media, and they are stunning too, a lot of those are taken in controlled conditions like at Horn Mill, Rothiemurchus or Aviemore Lochan, but I have to take my hat off to Darren, as all of his photos at Balgavies are not in that kind of environment, they are like any other osprey project where the hides are a good distance from the nest, so to get this quality of photographs is to be thoroughly commended. He is so generous too with sharing them. Lucky us LOL :-)
Yes, Mary, agree completely--Dial-a-Darren--LOL! Darren is definitely one of life's heroes.
Kind regards, Ann
Darren was at the loch yesterday again, he said he didn't see Mrs. Green BF at all, so she may have migrated. I wish her a safe journey and look forward to seeing her next year. In the meantime all three juveniles are still there and the fabulous Mr. Green BF brought in 4 fish for them.
As the season is drawing to a close, here are more of his wonderful photos :-)
COPYRIGHT DARREN DAWSON
Fabulous! Thanks, again, Mary.
Blue YD seen today see Facebook
Excellent news, thanks, Alan.
Thanks for posting Alan, I was caught up earlier tonight so couldn't post.
Here is one of Mike Fenton's fab photos of him. Great to see he is still around in old haunts. I wish we knew if he has a nest and is breeding some where.
COPYRIGHT MIKE FENTON
Thanks Mary and Alan. After it was feared lost few years ago, every sighting of this bird is very welcome.
Great to hear of Blue YD Thank you ALAN and MARY Yes Mary it would be lovely to know if he was breeding somewhere