NEWS FROM OTHER NESTS - 2021

SheilaFE said:

"​#02 - a female - Reda#04- the male. Female in that nest not arrived yet. She is unringed."  I'm not sure I understand that is meant!

02dot is a female who breeds on a "nearby" nest, she tends to visit this nest before her partner comes home.

The resident BalbuCam female, Sylva, is unringed and we await her arrival.

In the meantime, 04dot Reda is taking advantage of 02dot - and vice versa, I'm sure.

And if you are wondering about the "dot", that's apparently how the French number their birds, presumably 04. and Val(i)erie (dang!) told us 04 dot but I arbitrarily decided to make it one "word" for the sake of unambiguity... like I do with Blue28 (RIP) etc.

you made me smile Scylla xx Rolf who gives us all the info on the french birds always says the word dot but the ring is just 04. as you put it .

Both Ospreys in the nest apparently mated early on a dusty morning...

Reda 04. arrived with living fish and took off later to a nearby dead tree

Thanks, everyone. Interesting that the numbers read down the leg rather than up the leg from the foot as the UK ones do or at least should (some are put on upside down). I wonder if the dot is used to remove any confusion regarding numbers or letters, if the French also use letters, which can be read in both directions--six and nine, etc..

Unknown said:

I wonder if the dot is used to remove any confusion regarding numbers or letters, if the French also use letters, which can be read in both directions--six and nine, etc..

Good thinking, IMHO, GB !!!

2021-03-16, 18:58:25 CEST: Reda 04 & female 02

failed mating attempt, she seems not ready yet...

www.youtube.com/watch

Unknown said:

Thanks, everyone. Interesting that the numbers read down the leg rather than up the leg from the foot as the UK ones do or at least should (some are put on upside down). I wonder if the dot is used to remove any confusion regarding numbers or letters, if the French also use letters, which can be read in both directions--six and nine, etc..

I noticed that (numbers read down the leg) yesterday, and wondered why it was counter to the way the UK does it. I see Switzerland uses the same 'read up' system as we do, and also blue.

The French system, here

I can't even get the website now - keeps timing out.