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
Clare Bailey said:Two stonechats on the second video
Thank you! I just couldn't nail down the first, despite lotsa googling for Stonechat juvies/females etc. We have to face it - I do not have a birder's eye
Clare Bailey said:not sure of the second bird on that.
For the first time ever in my LG Feeder history, we had a Treecreeper on the peanut feeder at the start of this season! And I ID'd it all by myself !!! So that's how I recognised it yesterday from a quick flicker during scrolling thru - didn't even see the Crestie until cutting down to isolate the Treecreeper.
Here was first sighting on peanut feeder:
Thanks to both CLARE and TREVOR for their willing assistance
No-one seen up to 1128 this morning.
IMAGICAT
My new desktop - I had EJ with fish before but was never really happy with the fish, so here is a portrait of Her Most Beautiful Majesty:
Fantastic Scylla
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/
SheilaFE said:EJ really was a magnificent osprey, and will forever live in my heart. What a super capture of her
I forgot to say... that snap was originally taken by...
I do miss Birdie, too! A lovely lady and talented with her pics and data
The cams have been a terrible mess today,what with all the rain I expect - I had to delete loads of fragments but then started going thru the 7th morning, and...
Sudden unzoom @ 09:45
Rain, rain, rain all day. No-one found on either cam.
Cams are in freefall again so I've switched them off.
I do hope our friends who live in Scotland, or indeed may be on holiday, are safe and not affected by yesterday's dreadful weather. I noticed much comment about the Spey, but many areas were were also affected by rain and mud slips. My thoughts are with you