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.
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This is an interesting article from The Scots Magazine 2015. A number of the characters referred to appear in a book by Derek Niemann entitled Birds in a Cage - Warburg POW Camp 1941, and included George Waterston, who of course encouraged Roy Dennis to apply for the job at LG.
Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/
Follow up re the osprey stamp conundrum - thanks for your comments, all.
It's true I did have some inside knowledge here. Both my trips to Loch Garten have been connected with holidays operated by Speyside Wildlife, who put their guests up in a property owned by Peter Cairns. So this nest is one that I have seen, and I tend to notice news about it.
I am not sure whether Black 3E is still around, I haven't seen any news of her since 2015. The "daughter of the nest" who was found dead in La Rioja, was Fearna, tracked by Roy Dennis.
Sheila, For some unknown reason, your link takes me to the photo from which the stamp was made.
Kind regards, Ann
Thank you for letting me know Ann, I have corrected it now. Too much copy and pasting going on!!
Thank you for the further info on Black 3E, Sue. What wonderful holidays you clearly have had!
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SheilaFE said: Thank you for the further info on Black 3E, Sue. What wonderful holidays you clearly have had!
Another picture of Black 3E (or two)
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Thank you Tiger. Have done as you suggested.
Birdies LG DU update.
An article on Indian ospreys!
Sad demise of any Loch Garten Trip. See Potting Shed