In the past a lot of the Lake District nests news appear on a thread entitled News from Other Nests, which includes non-UK nests. I thought it would be easier to find the LD in one place, but if anyone feels this is wrong, or wants individual threads for the four nests - are there more - please let me know and I will either amend or delete.
In 2018 there were six reported nests, with 14 fledged chicks, including 'grandchicks', "the third generation since returning from extinction in 2001".
2018 Bassenthwaite
31 March 'Bird at nest, unringed, believed to be male!'
? Unringed pair on the nest
22 April Believe White KL(09) f (Loch Arkaig chick) will not return - she did not return
2 August "Although we have no nesting pairs this year, there are signs we could have two nests next year at Lake Bassenthwaite!
Second nest? "The site you are referring to was not knocked down, we monitored an osprey (Blue 2H(13)m born in Kielder 2013) building it last year and after the heavy storms in early spring 2017 much of this nest was blown away, although the tree is still to this very day standing."
"Kielder hatched Blue 2H(13)m returned spring 2018, he continued to build and add onto the very same tree, however he was also without a partner for much of the season so no breeding took place. The tree itself is quite rotten and we fear unsafe for future use, a new nest platform will be erected in the same area before the next osprey breeding season in 2019 and we hope that it will be used by the birds instead."
2018 Esthwaite Water – three nests, two of which were occupied.
Main nest pair: Blue 7A(14) m Ozzy & Unringed f Olive
Chicks ringed 10 July Blue 283(18) f; Blue 284(18) m; Blue 285(18) m
Another nest on private land: Blue 292(18) m; Blue 293(18) f; Blue 294(18) m
2018 Roudsea Wood Pair White YC(08) m (Glaslyn chick) and unringed female
Blue 280(18) m; Blue 281(18) f Blue 282(18) m
2018 Foulshaw Moss Pair Blue 35(10) f (Splash) and White YW(08) m Year 5 together, 14 chicks to 2018
Ringed 30 June 2018 Blue 5N(18) m; Blue 7N(18) m - thought to be male; Blue 9N(18) f NB 6N ring was broken on ringing day, so ring Blue 9N was used instead
Blue 7N(18) m was thought to have been seen in southern Spain November 2018
Job opportunity at Forestry Commission, Dodd Wood/Linwatter Pass for an Information Assistant (Osprey)
Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/
Feed in progress and both chicks up - LB being fed along side its sibling
10:56 Feed in progress - 35 feeding BB. Younger chick looking but keeping back
11:05 Feed over, 35 wipes her beak. LB got nothing this feed
CWT - Foulshaw Moss
YW lands with a fish. Unseen intruder around as 35 mantling.
YW flies off with the fish
YW has returned with the fish but once more the adults are mantling.
LB is picking at the fish
13:08 35 soon takes the fish and feeds LB. YW is at 35's side as appears to be mock feeding BB
LB is getting lots of fish. BB is looking on but no aggression.
13:14 BB joins in and is fed along with LB
and a bit for LB
LB has been well fed this time
CWT Foulshaw Moss
Feeding times getting better - lets hope this continues.
35 with a fish and no takers so a good sign that both bobs have been fed and are full!
Thanks for that Patily. I have noticed some improvement here during the last few feeds. As you say, hopefully BB has realised there is plenty of fish and the aggression has now stopped.
I have been meaning to remark on how wonderful the cam person is here. They seem to be about from early morning until night giving us great views of the nest zooming in / out. Pleasure to watch and their work is appreciated.
Valerie
Karen W said:I have been meaning to remark on how wonderful the cam person is here. They seem to be about from early morning until night giving us great views of the nest zooming in / out. Pleasure to watch and their work is appreciated
I could be completely wrong, but I think this cam works automatically. CWT posted that they would switch the cam to automatic so we could get good views of the chick.
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