It is the 1st September and the osprey season is all but over. It has gone very quickly.It was a very sad year for Loch Garten. Everything was going very well until Odin disappeared on 18th May. This led to the loss of the chicks. Then on July 14 EJ disappeared too. Her fate is unknown. So there is great uncertainty for next year as it is not known quite what is expected.
Dyfi has been very successful this year with three very healthy juveniles already on the way south.
Glaslyn has got three male juveniles all ready to migrate. Also birds hatched in 2014 (Blue 9C) and 2015 (Blue W0) were spotted back in Britain.
Bassenthwaite has three fledged chicks this year.
Manton Bay had one of its chicks disappear early and it is not clear if it migrated or not.
Kielder has done well with 9 chicks flying south. Two of these are carrying GSM transmitters.
Loch of the Lowes has two juveniles this year.
The high point of the year for me was the translocation of eight young ospreys to Poole harbour.
Tiger Signature
That looks very interesting, Sheila. Bit of a way to go, though. Perhaps we should do a southern equivalent - though that would make us SERF. Hmmmmmm.
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.
National Poetry Day: Alexander Wilson (1766-1813) - The Fisherman's Hymn (features osprey) https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-fisherman-s-hymn/ …
A new blog. See John Williams
Thank you Tiger. A good read containing aspects which I think many might identify with.
Birdies LG DU update.
Lovely read tiger and a lovely guy
More from John Williams. A who's who of our ospreys
An interactive map (on Twitter) showing the migrations of Rothiemurchus, until he went off the radar.
Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/
Hazel b said: A new blog. See John Williams
What a charming fellow, TIGER, thanks for the introduction. I'm trying to cut down on subscriptions but couldn't resist signing up :)
And isn't Dylan a looker?!
IMAGICAT
And another blog by John Williams
Thanks, Tiger. A charming blog and great photos. Love the last pic of the juvie standing in the pond.
Kind regards, Ann