Some history of the BALGAVIES LOCH OSPREYS.
It is a SWT Nature Reserve near Forfar, Angus, Scotland. There is no webcam on the nest, and there is no Visitor Centre, only a small Hide with limited car parking spaces.
MALE - GREEN BF - RINGED HADDO 11 JULY 2004 - FIRST SEEN AT BALGAVIES IN 2008
ONE OF DARREN'S LAST PHOTOS OF GREEN BF FROM 2018
FEMALE - WHITE UF - RINGED CLUNIE CASTLE 9 JULY 2009 - RING NUMBER 1428309 (SHE DID NOT RETURN TO THE NEST IN 2017)
Remembering the lovely WHITE UF
FEMALE - UNRINGED - OCCUPIED THE NEST IN 2017 - and produced a brood of three.
BLUE YD - RUNG AND SATELLITE TAGGED BY K. BROCKIE AND ROY DENNIS 17 JULY 2012
He has been sighted several times in the Eden Estuary and also Balgavies in the last few years
ALL SUBSEQUENT BROODS HAVE NOT BEEN RINGED.
LINK TO BALGAVIES LOCH OSPREYS 2018
LINK TO BALGAVIES LOCH OSPREYS 2017
LINK TO BALGAVIES LOCH OSPREYS 2016
LINK TO BALGAVIES LOCH OSPREYS 2015
LINK TO BALGAVIES LOCH OSPREYS 2014
LATEST POST FROM BALGAVIES LOCH OSPREYS FACEBOOK PAGE - CHANCE TO GUESS DATES OF ARRIVAL OF GREEN BF AND MRS GREEN BF
ANOTHER SNIPPET OF INFORMATION THAT CAME TO LIGHT LAST YEAR WAS.....
EJ's Memorial Balgavies Loch Ospreys 2023
LINK
To photograph of Blue YD at Loch of Kinnordy taken on Friday by James Brown posted on Balgavies Facebook Page.
The photos are being sent into the Balgavies Facebook page fast and furious today, must be a lot of visitors.
LINK TO VARIOUS PHOTOGRAPHERS
LINK TO PHOTOS FROM JOCK ELLIOTT
LINK TO PHOTOS FROM DAVID S. YOUNG
ANOTHER TWO FABULOUS SHOTS TAKEN BY NORMAN DAVIDSON OF THE HAPPY COUPLE.
LINK TO BALGAVIES LOCH FACEBOOK
Hello Mary Gk , what fabulous pictures . I am not on FB, therefore cannot add comments, but can see public pages .. someone had commented a bit like "Torvil and Dean Bolero" ! I am thinking first shot ^^taken by Norman Davidson ..Titanic..."Near, far where ever you are" S
Good Morning Sheena
That is one of my favourite photos of yesterday too, I loved it.... Yes looks like a Titanic moment! Ha Ha..
BALGAVIES GEESE VS OSPREYS MAKE IT INTO THE COURIER
Darren has sent me copies of the spread in the paper, it made the front page Got quite a lot of coverage.
I haven't read it all yet but I wonder if they have all the facts correct, you know what newspapers are like.
LATEST REPORT FROM BALGAVIES
Blue YD visited Balgavies, like he has done in previous years as well.