After last years monumental year it's nearly time for a new season, so here's the 2023 thread
For the 2022 thread click HERE
Here's hoping for a good year
For viewing the 2 webcams click HERE
Richard B
Pictures from 2nd April 2023 - CJ7 and 022 mantling and intruder flying over
First appearance this morning - there have been mating attempts since:
Unknown said:Scylla will be very happy, camera 2 is now working again in night mode, it's a cracking picture
Oh you noticed my bad behaviour, Richard *blush*.
Just snapped this off it:
IMAGICAT
05 April
She landed 06:18, he 3 minutes later - apart from one flap from him, they've been standing looking out over the back (per landscape view) ever since, but this is aerial view, of course:
06.50 BBC: Poole Harbour oil spill being discussed on Radio 4: the Ospreys get a mention.
Apparently the water quality is good and fishermen should return.
From Twitter today
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06 April
An early start for CJ7:
Then 022 flew in with fish - he must have been skydancing with it - but after she came to the nest hopefully, he flew off with it:
06:05 he had brought it back and here's CJ7 flying with it:
He flew off and eventually returned with a forked stick:
That deserves a 30-second video, it was much longer than I've shown and he placed it well, I thought :)))
Then off he went, CJ7 flew in, he flew back for mating... and so it goes on...
At the moment I have no fears for this couple, Goshawk aside.
Nice fish delivery for CJ7 this evening. She takes a hold of it from 022.
07 April - Interesting, we have bonus views on the landscape nest - shadow mating
I'll try to get a vid done later but need to pack up now.