Continued from Osprey Chat for July 2018
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Thanks for the new thread, Tiger.
Kind regards, Ann
There have been an interesting number of developments in observing ospreys in their winter quarters in recent years.
A recent development in the Gambia is to have someone there permanently and he is now equipped by with 4x4
Yesterday he did a survey found a small number of ospreys in place.
No doubt they will get company very soon.
The pictures are in closed Facebook Groups so I cannot copy them.
Has anyone heard about Rothiemurchus? I had a whisper that he might be nesting this year.
Maybe the same whisper I heard Tiger :-)
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Ooooo, Tiger and Mary, that would definitely be good news!
When do the juveniles lose the pale tips to their feathers? Is it after they moult for the first time? If so, when does that happen?
I think that it is when they moult, as you say Alison, and that would be after migration and during their time in Africa or wherever.
Birdies LG DU update.
There is a short video clip on Aviemore Facebook this morning of an Osprey diving for fish
and a still shot by the same guy.
Mike B said: I think that it is when they moult, as you say Alison, and that would be after migration and during their time in Africa or wherever.
Thanks, Mike.
Unknown said: When do the juveniles lose the pale tips to their feathers? Is it after they moult for the first time? If so, when does that happen?
I should know the answer to this but I cannot be sure.
I think it is about 18 months.
There are a number of people who now travel regularly to the Gambia to view juveniles in their winder quarters. One of them should be able to give a definite answer.