NEWS FROM OTHER NESTS - 2021

One to follow from the Urdaibai nest, an albino chick this morning.

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One to follow from the Urdaibai nest, an albino chick this morning.

I thought a different species had been transported to the nest - amazing, thank you COLIN.

I was coming to report that but COLIN beat me to it I wonder what colourits eyes areSomebody has remarked on Dyfi chat that if they are red it won't have the vision to be able to fish Fingers crossed that the eyes are normal

I was coming to report that but COLIN beat me to it I wonder what colourits eyes areSomebody has remarked on Dyfi chat that if they are red it won't have the vision to be able to fish Fingers crossed that the eyes are normal

Oh goodness me something else for me to fret about, thank you for the heads up.

Thanks Olaf. This is terrific news!

Thanks Colin. Amazing little one.

Tweed Valley a short time ago. The cam was zoomed in.

Mrs O and her two chicks

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URDAIBAI

I have been compiling a video of the albino osplet since yesterday but circumstances have made it torturous.  I was quite surprised to see it surviving this morning,as I felt it wasn't "right" as well as lacking pigmentation - it seems to have such a thick "scarf" around the back of its head, but maybe it just shows up more. 

Anyway, early this morning I suddenly heard a short spell of lovely birdsong (you'll all know what bird, I don't), it took me ages to find where it was coming from (so many cams open but all supposed to be paused) and it turned out to be here, and when I eventually narrowed it down I noticed that Mama was having trouble dislodging a tiny stick from the end of her beak... and what's more, YouTube has taken several hours to process this tiny video - and it's HOT, and yes, I'm going off my rocker.