As this could to be a monumental year, with the possibility of the first breeding Ospreys in Poole for a very long time, and the chance of more relocated birds returning I thought we might as well start off a new thread.
Richard B
Birdies LG DU update.
Mike B said:She's just dropped back down from the camera pole. She was on the nest from 0352 until 0600 when she popped up onto the pole again.
I got a shock when I just found her landing so early! She looked so small I even wondered... until checking carefully ;)
Just prior to first campost leap:
When she came back she pottered, this is her now-ish:
I'm packing up now-ish too :)
IMAGICAT
An excellent update video from Brittany Maxted.
Poole Osprey update
She did do a little bit of maintenance yesterday - samples:
A "different" landing angle:
Bedtime 20:10 (except I've forgotten the number of minutes but it was something past 8):
Thru the night the rain got heavier and heavier:
No CJ and no cambumps seen this morning @ 05:40.
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"Unseen osprey was definitely on the campost @ 06:10" (I'm not going to bust a gut looking for other signs ;) ):
Unknown said:
Excellent indeed Alison, thanks for sharing. It would be wonderful if Poole had a breeding pair this year. Everything crossed!
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I hope I don't sound patronising - but I'm so impressed with that young lady! So fluent and natural! And informative, of course ;)