Monday 12th March
Maya is seen to land on the nest at around 11.55am. She leaves and quickly returns with a large fish
Wednesday 14th March
An unidentified blue ringed (right leg) male osprey lands on the nest around 6pm. From subsequent behaviour he appears to be Maya's regular mate, Blue 33
Thursday 15th March
Male confirmed to be Blue 33
Wednesday 28th March
Egg #1 first seen 6.09 am
Saturday 31st March
Egg #2 first seen around 5.30 am
5N (04) intrudes later in the morning. Interested in the fish 33 brought in for Maya. She is unlucky!
Tuesday 3rd April
Egg #3 laid, 1.46 am
Saturday 5th May
Chick #1 hatches 4.34pm
Sunday 6th May
Chick #2 hatches shortly before noon (time to be confirmed)
Tuesday 8th May
Chick #3 hatches c1.30pm (time to be confirmed)
Wednesday 16th May
Chick #3 dies overnight after having struggled out from under a large clump of hay delivered by 33
See: DOWN TO TWO
Friday 15th June
Ringing
Blue/white 3AW (F)
Darvic right leg, BTO ring left leg
Blue/white 3AU (M)
Tuesday 26th June
Blue 3AU fledges, 8.50am
Wednesday 27th June
Blue 3AW fledges just before 12 noon
Thursday 19th July
Blue 3AW last seen c6.50am
Monday 13th August
Blue 3AU last seen, 5.25pm. Thought to have migrated
Saturday 18th August
Blue 3AU returns to the nest at 5.30pm
COURTESY OF CHLOE AND TIGER’S IMAGICAT THE WEBSITE TO GO TO FOR ALL THINGS OSPREY
LINK TO AUGUST
EJ's Memorial Balgavies Loch Ospreys 2023
Flown,
BBC One show yesterday, viewable on iPlayer, has video from Gwash Farm of fishing Osprey and Red Kite. Osprey is Blue 2AA.
2AA is a 2016 bird from Rutland fathered by 28. No indication of mother or nest site.
Birdies LG DU update.
Thanks Mike, I managed to record and watch that clip last night.
Do we know whether 33 is still here?
I don't know patily, sorry. Each time I have looked at the cam it's been a case of ENS, sadly.
Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/
When was 33 last seen?
Last reported in Anya's blog on 2/9 when it looked as though he was going but returned later the same day.
Rutland closes today so I'll try and speak to Anya later....and find out about a final summary!!
Anya will do a final Blog later today.
33 last seen on 3/9 having caught a Pike around 10am near Waderscrape.
Thanks MIKE
Anya's last Blog.