Link to July 2023 thread
July proved to be a less nail-biting month than June. Brodie re-appeared early on the 1st and delivered fish (including flounder) to the nest every day bar 1 thereafter, with a record count of 7 on the 21st. Asha also fished and delivered a salmon on the 3rd, as well as quite a few sticks, not least one to replace the sticky-up stick on the nest that got removed on ringing day - 12th July. We have 2 boys, as only 7% of those surveyed had predicted. 2C5 (oldest) became Sid (Vicious) and 2C4 (youngest) is Harry (Nilsson). We had some cracking snaps particularly from the PTZ camera, a 2am fish, self-feeding started, and wing-flapping and helicoptering. Bets are on for a fledge or two very early in August. Sid is 58 days and Harry 56 days on the 1st of August
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sorry for the misunderstanding I thought it to be female sparrowhawk
l found this on google
please accept my apologies
Kind regards
Jenny
SheilaFE said:But one big query, where has he been all season?
Yes, I agree Sheila. Excellent sleuthing by you as regards KL5's appearances etc at LG this year thanks. I agree, a serious contender for next year now
nairnred said:No need to apologise Trevor. I find there are a lot of birds up here that both Google and the RSPB say aren't here, The one thing we don't see a lot of are Magpies. In fact in the almost 40 years I've lived here I haven't seen one but to make up for that I do feed a family of Hooded crows!!
You don't see magpies in the north-west of Scotland, nor carrion crows. Strange, isn't it?
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.
SheilaFE said:having just stood
Do you mean stood standing? Home and dry for next year I reckon.....
LOL, absolutely!! Yep, KL5 will loved by us all, just like 33 who ousted dear Wonky Wing
trevor l said:please accept my apologies
We wouldn't have known anything flashed by if it were not for your observation, Trevor
I've got 2 sparrowhawk visits to the peanut feeder, the more recent one was last November:
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Lovely to see you posting, NAIRNRED - I understand it's not been an easy watch here these past few years, and this season has seen tragedy strike several of our watched nests - what with goshawks, owls, intruding ospreys, sibling rivalry...
We're gluttons for punishment
I covered up my PTZ screen and watched some TV, so I didn't see KL5's most recent visit. Off I go...
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