As it's nearly that time I suppose it's time to start a new Thread for the Upcoming season.
For 2020 thread click HERE
Richard B
Our pair are spending less time at the webcam nest lately but are still active around the harbour. This morning I saw them both from Hyde's Heath at Arne. One (probably CJ7) caught a fish.
© Alison Copland
Great photo, ALISON, and thanks so much for sharing it with us
Still on the 23rd, it's quite exciting when scrolling thru towards nightcam, anticipating the state of the spider's web, or whether there will be any at all on-cam - here it was last evening:
No birds on the nest, but here's the overnight weather with bits of Nightar (a hardy bird indeed) and spider, and some lightning but don't blink:
IMAGICAT
2013 photos & vids here
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Osprey paid a very short visit to the campole and flew away this morning at about 7.55 (top right).
© Poole Harbour Osprey Project
022 landed on the nest at around 10.44, and there is another osprey around, presumably CJ7.
Both left at about 10.54, 022 from the nest perch and CJ7 from the campole chased by a large raptor, maybe a Buzzard or Marsh Harrier?
EDIT: Birds of Poole Harbour say it is a Buzzard.
Unknown said:I wonder when details will be released about this years translocation. If it is going ahead the chicks must be fledging by now.
Someone was asking me about that yesterday - I presume they thought I was an insider because I cover the cam.
I'm already investigating the Osprey visits this morning, I could be in trouble because of a gap between sessions - but first some somewhat unusual behaviours from our Nightjars: