As it's nearly that time I suppose it's time to start a new Thread for the Upcoming season.
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Richard B
Unknown said:04/04 15:21 Dorset : Western Osprey, Poole Harbour three No further details
Wooooo hooo!!! Assuming at worst that 1 was CJ7 and on the balance of probabilties 1 of the other 2 was a male I have decided to take an ad. in Tuesday's Daily Echo:
Des res with incumbent willing female immediately available close to Poole Harbour. First time occupant more than welcome. Excellent local fishing avaialble. Must see residence! Go no further! A warm welcome awaits a good male provider here!
Some people think Ospreys are a matter of life and death. I don't like that attitude. I can assure them it is much more serious than that.
Kind regards, Ann
CRinger said:6:18 she is back on the nest with what looks like a fairly full crop.
She shifted a small stick a couple of inches, then up to the campost @ 18:51 and took off (by the sound of it when there was a bump) @ 20:19, but didn't fly off in our sight.
IMAGICAT
patily said:CJ7 sprucing p her nest
She'd landed @ 06:13 after 10 minutes on the campost:
She's busy this morning - I'll see what's worth videoing later, here's a snap to go along with:
I'm packing up shortly, not having done Foulshaw Moss yet
Back again. It's very windy
Something seems to have caught her attention
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She was in and out several times during the morning - here were her beautiful (if not true-to-life) feathers during a take-off:
And here's a one-footed delivery of a good stick:
That was up to 12:45, then a longish break, a couple more landings, last flew @ 13:55.