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/
FISH @ 19:47
35 takes the fish and BB and LB line up
35 begins to feed and BB attacks LB and goes into submission pose.
35 continues to feed BB and LB cannot move but it is ready to pounce
Poor little chick - it raised its head and 35 gave it a bit of fish and then BB viciously attacked it.
19:57 BB is full and the little chick now gets its head up looking warily at its sibling and then to YW for food
20:01 LB now realises mum has the fish and makes it way as BB lies down
LB now getting lots of fish
YW is waiting on the fish but 35 is keeping hold of it and continues feeding LB
aww the cam has zoomed in
20:06 the little chick is now full, turns away and joins its sibling
c) CWT Foulshaw Moss
Valerie
Nice big fish lying on the nest. Chicks may have been fed but if not food is there when 35 decides to do so
(c) CWT Foulshaw Moss
Just looked in and see 35 is standing with fish but LB turns away. BB is lying down
LB now gets up and faces 35 but BB also gets up and 35 feeds BB
LB is looking wary and holding back/turning away
There has been no attack on LB but it goes into submission pose
C) CWT - Foulshaw Moss
LB, wisely, is keeping itself turned away ------ waiting
13:31 BB moves back and lies down. LB doesn't move but gets its head up looking
13:32 35 moves forward and there is no fish left.
No feed for LB this time.
Nice zoom in of LB getting plenty of fish
© Cumbria Wildlife trust
Richard B
BB decides to get some food so attacks LB for no reason at all who goes into a defensive posture.