FOULSHAW MOSS & ALL LAKE DISTRICT NEST OBSERVATIONS 2023

THIS THREAD IS FOR THE SCREENSHOTS & INFO FROM FOULSHAW MOSS WEBCAM AND ANY UPDATES FROM ROUDSEA OSPREY PROJECT/ESTHWAITE OSPREY SAFARI.

Link to 2022 season's thread

Foulshaw Moss 2022: Three chicks were raised successfully - Blue 479, a female weighing 1.8kg, Blue 480, a male weighing 1.7kg, and Blue 481, a male weighing 1.4kg (info taken from CWT's ringing blog)

©CWT/Foulshaw Moss

Esthwaite 2022: Adults, 7A(14) ('son' of Blue 35 & White YW) and an unringed female, raised a sole surviving female chick (from 3 eggs laid) who was ringed Blue 488, weighing 1.701kg. Link to Osprey Safari Fb page (please scroll down the Fb site for last season's updates).

©Osprey Safari/Esthwaite

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Link to the CWT/Foulshaw Moss Ospreys webcam page

Female Blue 35 - Hatched 2010 - Kielder 1 nest

Male White YW - Hatched 2008 - Bassenthwaite

Last year, Female Blue 35 arrived first, at 1pm on 30 March 2022, followed by the male White YW at around 7.30pm that evening (in 2021 they both returned 26 March).

Hoping for their safe, spring migrations and another another successful season.

*In special memory of Starling (RIP) and Patily (RIP) who both loved watching and reporting on the FM nest*

  • *Webcam(s) are not yet 'live'.

    There is a visible countdown clock on the webcam page in anticipation of Blue 35 and White YW's safe arrival

  • Thanks for the new thread, Sandra. Fingers crossed for the new year at FM, and I hope this year one of the previous FM male chicks chooses to nest not far away at Leighton Moss, attracts a mate and has a family. It would make our already-booked very short visit there this year even better than in the past! Bitterns, Marsh Harriers, Bearded Tits, Water Rails, Cuckoos, Marsh Tits, Tame Robins, Deer, possibly Otters, and many more...and nesting Ospreys!!--that would be fabulous!

    Kind regards, Ann

  • Thanks Sandra for a lovely OP and I join you wishing for their safe return and another successful season.
  • Thank you Sandra, what an informative start to the thread, and thank you so much for remembering two special people, Patily and Starling.

    Birdie's DU Summaries 2018

  • Agree with everyone, great opener Sandra thank you. Love the osplet pics.
  • GB, Karen, Sheila and Glider - you're all very welcome.
  • Fantastic news - Foulshaw Moss web cams are now live!

    An added bonus, from my point of view, is that Dad's Shed/Tree is now viewable on the 360 cam which it wasn't last year. Congrats to the tech guys who made this change.
  • In reply to Janni:

    Janni said:
    Fantastic news - Foulshaw Moss web cams are now live!

    An added bonus, from my point of view, is that Dad's Shed/Tree is now viewable on the 360 cam which it wasn't last year. Congrats to the tech guys who made this change.

    Thanks Janni

  • In reply to Janni:

    Great news, thanks Janni. 

    Not long to wait until their impending arrival.

    The link to CWT's webcam page is within the OP.

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    This seems to be the standard view - when the spider's got going we can see its activities in the right panel

    IMAGICAT