This thread is a total experiment! I thought of it because a few nights ago, a lot of of useful information about ospreys was being posted in the LG Diary comments, but because of the blog format, it will be out of sight once a new blog is posted, and easily forgotten.
The idea for this thread:
· To provide a place for people to ask questions about ospreys at Loch Garten, or ospreys in general, which members of the Forum will answer to the best of their ability. NB Questions directed to the team at Loch Garten, should still be posted in the Comments area of the Loch Garten Osprey Diary.
· To preserve the answers for future reference
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Thanks ChloeB for your explanation - nothing to do with cats then, I'm relieved!
Starting that site was the BEST thing, massive appreciation to you and Tiger for all the great insight and references it provides! I use it all the time...
Chocoholix shiny new 2018 Interactive Osprey & Chick Chart! (with clickable links!)
LOL no, nothing whatever to do with cats, never was, and thank you very much choco :D
ChloeB & Tiger's Osprey Data
Tiger has started a new thread here.
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.
Just as this one is working fine again.
Can someone please tell me please. I have read so many reports on this. Do Ospreys have brood patches? I have never heard of this before.
Yes, they do. Females have bigger ones than males - they are hidden under a patch of feathers on their chest and the idea is that the brood patch stays close to the eggs to provide maximum warmth. EJ's eggs really needed that earlier this year!
Thank you clare. rob bierregaard said in a talk that they did not and it had confused me. Appreciate your reply.
He did? How curious.
Just to show you, Kathy, here is a capture from 2014:
Those grey spots on their chests are their brood patches.
Thank you Clare. 9mins into the video Rob B is saying no evidence. www.youtube.com/watch