Start of a new year so start of a new thread.
I have changed the title slightly.
It could be a momentous year when, hopefully, our resident Ospreys return.
For the 2021 thread click HERE
Richard B
One and a half ospreys present this morning
Patily, Morven was Darvic ringed (White PE) in 2008 as an adult when she was 5 years old, having been ringed as a chick in July 2003. Her biography is here:
Morven's bio
So she is nearly 19 years old, and apparently still alive: '15 years later she is still breeding in Moray'.
What I'm not clear about from the article is whether she is 022's mother, but I have asked and will let you know if/when I have an answer.
27 April
A token from the rejected nest:
Poole Harbour #2
IMAGICAT
Morven was LS7's mother but I thought that she did not return the following year.
Tiger Signature
28 April
(How come I can find a fish on this "difficult" cam when I can't on Manton Bay?! Grrr.)
Breakfish, lol - some of it was eaten on the nest:
At that time 2 passing birds caught their interest but there was no intruder behaviour:
The fish was taken away and a tail portion brought back @ 08:11:
But they flew off with it and brought it back 3 minutes later, then ate some more on the nest - I think 022 flew off without it - but that's if it was 022 - I'm having trouble distinguishing them.
I diidn't spot anything alarming thru the day, no time for close scrutiny but here was CJ7 at 3 minutes to midnight, hunkered down: