Unknown said:

Tweed Valley roundup
"In the whole of the Tweed Valley Osprey Project Area there were thirteen occupied nest sites this
year and nine of the sites were visited by the Environment team to ring the young ospreys. Of the
four sites where the chicks were not ringed, two of the sites were new nest sites and the ospreys
had built their own nest. It has been a productive year in terms of the number of ospreys raised in
the area this year with a total of 32 ospreys reaching fledging stage.
This brings the number of ospreys raised in the Tweed Valley Osprey Project area since the start of
the project to a total of 268.
This year 22 osprey juveniles were ringed at 9 of the nest sites.
All were fitted with blue darvic rings and BTO rings as well. "

That’s fantastic Alan thanks. I didn’t realise Tweed Valley was such a big concern. Great news.

This was funny tonight on the Alyth nest. The chick got its fish literally dropped off! Dad flies in with another flounder.

As the chick moves in to take it, dad is lifted upwards at the same time.

The chick had grabbed the fish but its wing got hooked over it as dad rises into the air 

and up we go

I thought the chick was going to be lifted up too, but it managed to unhook its wing off the fish.

Dad goes a little higher, the chick is shouting “Where are you taking my fish,”

Dad drops the fish and it lands near the edge of the nest.

The chick has its eyes on it and moves over to get it.

Dad flies down at the same time but doesn’t settle.

The chick collects the fish and dad flies up again.

Dad departs and the chick now gets its meal. It’s very excited!

From Friends of Threave Osprey Fb

PLO - Port Lincoln Bay

3 more weeks and the excitement begins (with a peak at 19 september as estimated hatching date at the bookies).

Mum is on the eggs most of the time, with breaks by dad for half an hour (who teases her off the nest) after wich mum gently nudges him off the eggs.
They are really a sweet couple, never far apart from each other (it might help that food is literally in the water below them) 

Mum on the eggs, dad keeping watch

A peak at the three eggs

Mum on the perch preening in the sun

26 August

Alyth

I've only seen one juvie at a time on the nest today, and only one fish delivery - so maybe there's only one juvie still here but... ???

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Tweed Valley

The stream was very fragmented today, only empty nest seen - that will be my last day.

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scylla said:

26 August

Alyth

I've only seen one juvie at a time on the nest today, and only one fish delivery - so maybe there's only one juvie still here but... ???

https://youtu.be/iuHxtbvvMSo

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Tweed Valley

The stream was very fragmented today, only empty nest seen - that will be my last day.

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Tweed Valley Osprey update from conservation without borders https://youtu.be/8idnmHpNU4U 

the 3 ospreys Kirk, Glen and Tweed have left the nest all in one day, now moving south