RUTLAND OSPREY PROJECT - 2018

First blog of 2018 from Holly

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Thank you for starting this thread off, Karen, and for all the excellent links you have attached.  What will 2018 bring for us this season, I wonder!

Thank you Karen. The count down begins!

Thanks for the new thread and the links, Karen.  Fingers crossed for the safe return of all of the usual Rutland Birds this year!

Hi Sheila, Mike and Gardenbirder -

Yes, as Mike says, "let the countdown begin".  Only a few weeks to go and they will be taking off.  

I too wish them all a safe journey home.

I am really curious about the 8^th pair/nest!

Reading back, I cannot find any information as to the IDs of the other pair or nest only Holly’s September blog “By the Beach” that includes a video titled “Lagoon 4 Juvenile Osprey” by David Cole showing the juvenile flying around Lagoon 4 and taking a bath.  

I am now wondering if one of the unattached six males paired up and successfully raised a chick at Lagoon 4.    

Does anyone know? 

I can't check my notes at the moment, but I don't think there was a nesting pair on either Lagoon 4 or Lagoon 1. If I find anything tomorrow, I'll let you know. Back on my hobby horse, but it would be wonderful to have a full round up of nests, pairs and chicks, as they used to a few years ago.

Thanks Sheila.  

Likewise, I didn't think there was a nesting pair at Lagoon 4 but in David's video the juvenile looks so much at home flying around the nest/perch hence me wondering.  

I had forgotten about Lagoon 1 plus there is also Site B - 03(97)'s nest.   I think 30(10) showed some interest in 2016 but have not seen any updates about Site B.

I've just been able to view the vid - I see it says "A short video of one of the juvenile ospreys paying a visit to lagoon 4".  It's a pity RW couldn't read the Darvic!  It's a lovely vid, and one I haven't seen before (I was away in early Sept last year), so thank you for posting the link, Karen.