This seems to have been a difficult year for many nests in Scotland (Loch Arkaig being a shining exception). I thought I would share a blog from RSPB regarding Loch Insh to cheer us up. Ian
community.rspb.org.uk/.../another-successful-year-for-the-loch-insh-ospreys
patily said:What a wonderful read the blog is Thanks for posting IAN If there are spoes round the tree making climbing very difficult, did the young still get ringed?
Good question Patily & I don't know the answer. A quick trawl through the UK Ospreys site doesn't list any birds ringed at Loch Insh. Given the secrecy that Sheila alluded to, that may not be a surprise. I think the blog said that it took three hours to scale the tree, under those circumstances I would be amazed if chicks were ringed.
Maybe someone with more knowledge than me can advise if chicks have historically been ringed at Loch Insh. Ian
EJ's Memorial Balgavies Loch Ospreys 2023
patily said:MARY are you able to post any of your pics?
I hope MARY doesn't mind but I have 2 Loch Insh pics from her that I put in a folder in 2018. (Don't all faint that I found it. There will be more that I'll never find.)
They're both called "Loch Insh male" - Mary will have more comprehensive pics of the nest.
IMAGICAT
I don't know if it's because they were young birds, or whether migratory birds are more tolerant, but 2 -3 ospreys that stopped over for 2-3 weeks in Poole
last year were fishing and feeding literally a couple of hundred yards from a dual carriageway, large public footpath, railway line and many buildings. It'll be interesting to see if this happens again as a platform was put up to allow them to feed easier.
Richard B
While my filing system is usually spot on Scylla I just don't have the time at the moment to trawl through all the different years to find photos of the juveniles, but knew I did an Video of them one year, (which was a bit wobbly as it was OH who was doing it) while I was taking the photos LOL....