Well, it's now 2024 and hopefully another successful year for the Poole Harbour Ospreys.
The last couple of years have seen the successful establishment of a nest and raising of young.
Translocated females From the harbour have set up successful nests in Wales also raising young.
Hopefully this year may see the establishment of a second nest in the Harbour area.
Click Here for a link to the 2023 thread.
Here was the family last year
I hope Alison Copland won't mind but here is a link to a video she has made of the 2023 season. It is a must watch for followers of Ospreys, especially the Poole harbour family
Click HERE to watch
Richard B
Richard G B said:Maybe a Rudd, but very silvery, and Roach more common. The whole side is silver scales, whereas the Perch is a much duller colour, sometimes a greeny brown and it tends to have 3 wide bars down its side.
Maybe a Rudd, but very silvery, and Roach more common.
The whole side is silver scales, whereas the Perch is a much duller colour, sometimes a greeny brown and it tends to have 3 wide bars down its side.
Ah thanks Richard, I googled those and it was definitely one of them! I would say it’s a Rudd.
Latest post from BOPH on X today.
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Incredible news that 5H1 (female, 2022), the first wild-born chick for the project, has landed on a nest platform in the harbour this morning!
Alison that is fantastic news for the project, the osprey population and all of you. You must be absolutely delighted.
Absolutely brilliant news Alison, thank you.
So good to hear this news Alison, continued success for this translocation project and encouraging data for any others that may be in the pipeline
2013 photos & vids here
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Oh that is such fabulous news, Alison! Congratulations to you all at BoPH!
Birds of Poole Harbour’s announcements re 5H1 earlier on X
What wonderful news for the Poole team, and all those involved. Thank you Glider and Alison for the updates. What a lovely warm feeling!
Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/
Well what can I say apart from it's starting to get silly now.
5H1, the first wild bred Poole Osprey to return to Poole Harbour has reappeared on a nest, the problem is that it's not in Poole, in fact it's not even in England.
Yes, you guessed it, she's in Wales appearing on a nest in the Usk Valley.