The osprey only come for scylla first thing in the early morning! It was a 4 page day.
To many of us it looked like CT6's partner (whoever that is---here's BNN's comparisons) who brought a stick and diligently nestorized EJ's nest while waiting and looking. We got a look at the back of his head but I couldn't say that it was X marks the spot. Terribly unsatisfactory. :-( Here's scylla's video even tho' we've all seen it! :-D
Nuffink for the rest of the day except for a brief skydance from an unseen osprey, and no joy from Aviemore FB when asked about morning fishing---they haven't had any sighting of EJ either. So we'll wait to see what comes (if anything) tomorrow. It may be that all osprey are shifting their thoughts towards fall, and that the youngsters are tiring of playing house. We will likely not know anything more until next Spring 2018, when we will biting our fingernails waiting for dear EJ to show herself, and find out if she will have found a reliable male. Even if he can't be as handsome as Odin, we would forgive him...
Dark on the nest at present. Only a very light breeze.© RSPB - Loch Garten and Carnyx Wild
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SheilaFE said: Apparently there was the sound of skydancing around sunrise,
From Valerie at LG.
Well we are on night duty so alarm set for 4 hopefully to see some action , well we got skydancing just after we got up and we have a beautiful sunrise so worth it
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SheilaFE said: I wonder which 'ringed osprey' is Mike Crutch's. I have seen him comment about a nest he can see from his garden, lucky man!
I wonder which 'ringed osprey' is Mike Crutch's. I have seen him comment about a nest he can see from his garden, lucky man!
I think he is referring to DF. Blue DF(10) m, hatched at Rothiemurchus and ringed by RD. He has also been photographed recently at Rothiemurchus.
Blue AU6 is a male, and last year (2016) in answer to a question I posed, Mike Crutch replies that AU6 'tends to be at the tail end of the pack early in the season, indicating he is a non-breeder'. If he was an early bird today, I guess that suggests he now has a nest and young to feed, which is excellent news.
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What a fabulous dawn photo, thank you Valerie, and Moffer for bringing it over here. Who wouldn't want to volunteer to see such a scene. The night shift was my favourite for that reason. The sights and sounds were so much more intense at that time of day.
Chaffinches are still foraging for food on the nest
Carnyx cam gone down.
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scylla said: Carnyx cam gone down.
VLC down too.
Just before loss of cam I thought, for the second time, a couple of chirps heard but not sure who from. The little birds flew, which indicated that there might be a bigger bird nearby.
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Carnyx and VLC back up.
A jet has just passed near by.
And another
I absolutely love them going overhead Sheila. I just can't describe the excitement especially when you are atop a beautiful Munro when it happens.
SheilaFE said:Apparently there was the sound of skydancing around sunrise
I didn't hear anything at the time (and I think CC was still on duty then too), and my damnedest is not good enough to see any indication of it in an audio program, I've been thru a period before 0400 and up to 0500hr - all the spikes turn out to be part of the interference :-/
I wonder if it could have been the other side of the FH and therefore didn't carry to the nest mike? That's all I can think of.