This might be the slimmest thread this year if the camera at FLS Aberfoyle isn't working and/or if there's no osprey action. But here's hoping!
Link to 2021 thread
Last year, there was lots of action on the nest from While CL (2008) and an unringed female, but sadly, no chicks (perhaps they had them at another nest nearby) and also, a brief appearance by Blue 600. Oh, and scylla spotted a few crossbills too which are hard to come by, Let's hope the nest will have a better season.
Ha! Just found this on FLS's site: "Aberfoyle's ospreys. We have had to make the difficult decision to remove our long standing osprey nest camera. This camera was installed many years ago near a nest in a standing dead tree. Unfortunately, this tree has naturally degraded over the years and is no longer safe for staff to climb for regular maintenance of the camera. Our nest has also sadly sat empty for the last 4 seasons, despite there being around 30 nesting pairs in the Queen Elizabeth Forest Park. The reason they have not recently been using our camera nest is probably because of the condition of the tree and does not indicate any concern for the numbers of ospreys. Ospreys can still be seen regularly in our region, from Balmaha to Inversnaid along Loch Lomond’s eastern shore and at Loch Achray and the Lake of Menteith, close to Aberfoyle." End of this thread I guess!!!
What sad news! This, in its own quirky way, was the best cam stream in the UK - I could just leave the download monitor "on watch", and whenever the cam came online it would be picked up, 100% reliable - no worrying about having to remember to check if the cam was up or down... it was just a bit glitchy (to put it mildly) but I loved it, and CL and partner - this was the day we saw them fight off Blue 600 and I tried to read the ring upside-down
It's all coming back to me *sigh*. Farewell
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Kind regards, Ann
Richard B
Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/