NEWS FROM OTHER NESTS - 2022

21 April

I've added Alyth to the YT channel list in Osprey Chat thread.

It's a good cam but the nestcup is too deep to see the egg/s

Couple of clips from a bit earlier:

Thank you Scylla, it is, or cam needs lifting slightly, but ….. nice to see

Cathy said:

Thanks Mary - they seem a quite pair, I wish them luck

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Cathy I am quite excited to see a webcam at this nest as I have visited it for many years when I am up at Balgavies. 
Only watched it from a good distance away, always by ourselves, I guess that has all changed now. 
it is located between Alyth and Meigle, which is only 12.3 miles from Forfar, where ospreys can be seen fishing in Forfar Loch.

It seems so different Mary, it appears to be in the middle of a football pitch (I know it isn't), shame there isn't live chat running with it also, but maybe next year. Seems to be a reliable camera too (so far!)
Do the have water/fishing close Mary? 12miles isn't far for an Osprey granted, but something a little closer would be useful.

21 April

Tweed Valley

7 clips so far :(

See how the cam time is 11:30 - ie, 1h30m of runtime - whereas my editor says over 2 hours!  That's how much time the glitches take up, I suppose

At startup this morning someone was standing over the nestcup for 2 hours at least! 

At 12:15 the cam zoomed in slightly - someone was back on the nestcup getting an earwigging from its partner:

Afternoon - can we see the top edge of an egg?  I'm sure there must be one, they've both been sitting:

I got 8 minutes in 3 files up to 16:28, since then the download has been steady so I'm leaving it undisturbed till closing time.

During that 8 minutes one was sitting the whole time:

ALYTH

Unwanted leftover flown in and flown out:

Efficient mating:

You could see this coming!

Evening, so the cam is not quite as sharp.  He's brought fish but she only wanted a comfort break, he jumped into the nestcup with the fish - hope the eggs are OK!  (No idea how many eggs in there.)

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Tweed Valley

The egg/s continued to be incubated till closing time, just one break during which time I couldn't see any better than earlier.

Cathy said:

It seems so different Mary, it appears to be in the middle of a football pitch (I know it isn't), shame there isn't live chat running with it also, but maybe next year. Seems to be a reliable camera too (so far!)
Do the have water/fishing close Mary? 12miles isn't far for an Osprey granted, but something a little closer would be useful.

Cathy - There are lochs and rivers close by - I would think Loch of Kinnordy which isn't too far away would be a favoured fishing area for the male, as I have watched Ospreys fishing there every time we have been up there. 

SCYLLA - This is the highest pole nest I have ever seen.  A photo from a couple of years ago, and this is only the top half of the pole.  Rubbish photo but we are a great distance away. 

I hope whatever the farmer is spraying at Alyth at 14.10hrs is safe for the ospreys.

JillR said:

I hope whatever the farmer is spraying at Alyth at 14.10hrs is safe for the ospreys.

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JillR - Ospreys have bred in this particular area for over 30 years first on the pylon and since on this pole nest, so I think they will be safe.

Thanks for the info Mary.