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
Osprey Leadership Foundation.
I am not sure where he is living at the moment, but with Tim Mackrill now working for/with Roy Dennis, I assume this isn't a Rutland Project. I think he mentioned setting up a charity when I went to his talk at Heffers in Cambridge earlier this year.
Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/
Sheila, Thanks for this. I am not on any other social media, so please, if you have a few minutes, it would be lovely if you would please ask Tim if there is someway we can help to fund the occasional beach clean-up in a few of the areas in west Africa where UK Ospreys spend the winter. The photos of rubbish on the African beaches which were posted on either the Rutland OP blog or on their open Facebook page sometime in the last year or two have bothered me ever since. I know beaches here can look just as bad, but at least there are a few clearance projects on-going here--not sure of the situation in various places in Africa.
Kind regards, Ann
I am not in touch with him, nor do I actually do Twitter. I read, not contribute. I will try to keep an eye on this new project and possibly give links here.
Thanks, Sheila, never mind! Maybe someone else who is on Twitter or Facebook or some other social media will contact Tim.
What a wonderful picture of Loch Garten
Certainly is, thank you for sharing it with us, Ian
Great shot. Thank you.
Birdies LG DU update.
I feel cold just looking at it. Absolutely beautiful, though.
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.
Now it it looking north or south?
Breathtaking!