Loch Insh Osprey success

Thanks for posting great news of this highly successful nest Ian, really cheered me up!

That is wonderful Ian.  The nest we haven't been able to talk about for years, despite many folk seeing and photographing it!!  I certainly hadn't realised the nest was that old, nor the large number of chicks it has produced over the years.  Such a shame as there will be no record of the 'dynasty'.

I think the female is Green DY(04 or 05) and her current male arrived in 2017.  The blog mentioned an osprey caught in a fishing line, this is it.  And here is a local newspaper report on the rebuilding of the winter damaged nest in January/February 2017, with the help of the team from LG.

How lovely to read about another successful nest. So many have not returned this year for whatever reason. Good luck to these new fledglings, may they have a safe journey to their winter home and that the parents return safely next year.

What wonderful news. Thanks so much for posting it Ian. It makes terrific reading

Thanks very much Ian for posting the link to this Loch Insh blog.  

I visited the nest three times in July just prior to the chicks fledging, they were so ready to go

It has always been a very successful nest despite its location, the female never gets phased at all by the various kayakers, photographers, boats going past.  When the new unringed Male became resident Male in 2017 he obviously wasn’t used to it though, as he used to always perch in a tree across the loch after he had delivered a fish, however by 2018 he must have got used to it all and is more bothered by the buzzards which nest close by, he and also Green DY gave a spectacular diving display chasing the buzzards away when we were there last month 

I see Green DY was born at Aberfoyle.

Brilliant, thanks for posting, IAN :)

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I see Green DY was born at Aberfoyle.

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Interestingly the Ranger says she came from Argyll, but  I see that Pete’s UK Ospreys website lists her as coming from Aberfoyle but it is not in Argyll. So there lies a quandary who is correct? 

I went by UK Ospreys as well Mary.

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?