For years people have been asking when the next British osprey translocation will happen, it being over 20 years since the one at Rutland began.
On 20th June 2017 we finally got to know that it is to be to Poole Harbour and what exciting news that was. To complement this Roy Dennis has also opened a new Facebook page called Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation
They are looking for 200 people to become conservation champions for a minimum donation of £250 each. All donations are welcome.
The project is a partnership between the Foundation, local charity Birds of Poole Harbour, and Poole based-business Wildlife Windows and is part of a wider conservation recovery plan of osprey in Western Europe and the Mediterranean region which was recently commissioned by the Council of Europe and authored by Roy Dennis.
This is such exciting news that will keep people interested for the rest of our lives.
Tiger Signature
LOL Mike, I have seen her name many a time since then, which helps!
Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/
Hopefully her involvement will mean plenty of coverage for the project.
Birdies LG DU update.
Update for 19/7. Scroll down for the detail and video.
Thanks MIKE
Extract from the yesterdays update.
"This evening both our Osprey chicks LS0 and LS1 took to their perching bar, which is a good indication they’re beginning to think about their first flights. Tim Mackrill will be coming down next week to take a look at all eight birds where we’ll then go on to make a plan for all of their releases in the coming days/weeks. "
Thanks MIKE Is Tim still at Rutland
Patily. No. He left there earlier in the year and is now part of the Roy Dennis Foundation.
Todays update:- "Today the Osprey chicks stayed pretty inactive as rain lashed down but both LS0 and LS1 are now using the front perching posts continuously. Apart from some irregular wing flapping there’s not much change in the other 2 pens."
Only found and read this post in full today. Very interesting indeed, I hope they continue to do well and get themselves fit to fly when the time comes. Who knows where they will end up. I would like to ask, did these chicks come from nests with both or single patents still with them and how would taking the chicks affect the adults, after they had reared them?
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Mike B said: Patily. No. He left there earlier in the year and is now part of the Roy Dennis Foundation.
See in bulletin of March 2017