I think there is a need to still have this thread, so although "not with Tiger's flourish" have opened it to last 3 months which should be suitable for any useful and interesting snippets, news, links etc.
LINKS TO ALL THE 2019/END FEB THREADS
SEPTEMBER TO END FEB 2020 THREAD
JULY TO AUGUST THREAD
MAY TO JUNE THREAD
MARCH TO APRIL THREAD
Anyone wanting to explore further back can find ALL threads on Birdie Num Num's excellent LINKS THREAD
Starting off with the link to this excellent Smithsonian Video that was posted on the News from Other Nest thread just in case anyone missed it
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EJ's Memorial Balgavies Loch Ospreys 2023
patily said:Does anybody know whether Sacha Dench is able to fulfill her plan to folow the osprey migration in current circumstances
There's nothing online saying she's set out so I suspect it's on hold.
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.
Fergus has posted a new BLOG - Can't see it posted anywhere else so have added it here.
For the first time in Australia, two chicks at Port Lincoln and Thistle Island have been fitted with solar tags.. Rather alarmingly, the article states that "We've seen roughly a 26 per cent decline in the last five years on the osprey population in South Australia". I hope their project finds out what the problem(s) is/are.
Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/
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SheilaFE said:For the first time in Australia, two chicks at Port Lincoln and Thistle Island have been fitted with solar tags.. Rather alarmingly, the article states that "We've seen roughly a 26 per cent decline in the last five years on the osprey population in South Australia". I hope their project finds out what the problem(s) is/are.
Thanks for pointing out that the link failed to work, Scylla. This is the article (whew, I managed to find it again, LOL).
SheilaFE said: hope their project finds out what the problem(s) is/are.
worrying decline indeed Sheila. Let's hope they find out the reasons why.
Lovely write up on the news of Blue 195 (2019) seen in Senegal , so exciting to see a juvenile from Abernethy :) hope he returns next year - there is a vacant nest ready and waiting :) www.facebook.com/.../3900482476638388 and link to the newspaper article www.strathspey-herald.co.uk/.../
Valerie