This thread is for Osprey nests that don't warrant a thread of their own, and for other raptor nests of interest, in an effort to keep Osprey threads to a minimum for the sake of other Community members.
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Hancock Forum for very close coverage of the nest.
From KORKY's introductory post for the 23-24 SWFL season:
"This is the first season with M15 & new mate F23. F23 was first documented in the area Summer 2023 before officially bonding with M in October 2023. The original adult bald eagle pair, known as Ozzie and Harriet, had been coming to this nest since 2006. After Ozzie’s passing in the early fall of 2015, Harriet & M15 bonded in late fall of 2015. After eighth seasons as a mated pair, Harriet never returned to the nest in Feb. 2023 and M successfully raised their young E21 & E22 to fledge.' F23 has just laid her first egg dickpritchettrealestate.com/.../
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F23 has 2 eggs and one appears to be about to hatch!... So I'm starting the new thread a couple of days early. I don't know who is currently incubating.
IMAGICAT
Janni said:I have just come across a live webcam on one of the Kielder nests! I couldn't find a 2024 thread for Kielder - is it worth including one for this season?
Wow !!! Thank you, Janni, I'm on it already - tho lord knows I spend more time deleting overflows this season than I do contributing to the general Osprey knowledge
I can't think of anywhere this should be moved, maybe someone else can. It's daytime only, we'll see how it goes. When I looked there was a (probable) female sitting in the nest fish-calling.
Thank you very much indeed
On the subject of "Other nests" - I just remembered to check Tweed Valley during its very short "up period" - no Ospreys seen, a squirrel trotted across the nest but I was too slow to capture it. Anyway, I'm hopefully downloading that too.
That makes 20 streams I've got going, incuding nests with 2 cams and Starr Ranch Barn Owls SoCal with one, till the others are repaired
EDIT - and that includes another outsider, the Mojave desert garden.
Usk Valley Ospreys, a new group with an application for Charitable Status has said Blue 496(21)m is on the nest, but he is not the resident male. Neither of the pair has yet returned. I'm not at home so can't check to see whether I have anything on the young male.
I do remember this nest was announced in Sept last year on Gilestone Farm, nr Tallybont. Tim Mackrill has been advising. They have a cam on the nest but it's for security and science at the moment. They may make it public later in the season.
This is a link to a Welsh Gov document. Being in a moving car I can't copy and paste.
https://www.gov.wales/written-statement-future-gilestone-farm
Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/
On my goodness, Scylla, at this rate, you will never have time to eat or sleep at all, covering and reporting on all these nests. You are probably snatching both already!! I really do not know how you do it
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Courtesy of Janni
15 April
Kielder Nest7
KX7 and KM18 seem to have a routine set up:
They also have a blue-ringed INTRUDER !!!
QUOTE KIELDER - We haven't had a view of an egg yet, and won't until at the least a large stick on the nest rim is removed. Even then, the cup may be too deep for insight.
TWEED VALLEY
No sign of Osprey activity on the grassy nest. The squirrel dashed across the nest just after I started recording, that was all I saw all day to 19:00.
16 April
Kielder
KX7 -vs- Pesky Crow:
Lunch:
This was posted on Brenig Osprey Project FB
There is more information on Tweed Valley FB HERE
I only got a couple of hours or so - it looked like a routine period.
Tweed Valley
The only life I noticed was one or more Chaffies. EDIT - I only got a couple of hours all day :(((
Incidentally - just checked the Dutch nest at Visarend and it's not good news for the Ospreys:
Lovely blog from Rosie at Border Ospreys.
Samson and new lady friend