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
Last night's BBC Springwatch 2024 episode 8 showcased the wonderful work of Roy Dennis
It featured Loch Garten and Poole Harbour nests.
I recorded it for overseas viewers who can't access IPlayer
©BBC
May 8
All still going well for this family.
07.15 Morning feed with mum.
Plenty to eat, #4 showing his/her full crop©️BOPH
Blue 022 up to his old tricks again, he loves his black plastic
Hope it blows away quickly
2013 photos & vids here
eff37 on Flickr
I was playing golf today just a mile or 2 from the nest, and it was pretty windy, so hopefully.
Pretty windy down here today, so a gust of wind and a bit of help and there it goes.
Best of news Richard ... til the next time
I can't seem to see how to create a new post, so replying to your post Wendy.
Given the disappointing Garten and Lowes nest this year I've been watching the Poole nest more often, so far it has been amazing. I was worried that 4 chicks would result in the usual bullying behaviour and ultimate death of at least the youngest, but far from it, all seems peaceful (at least when I've watched) - today at 7:40 a fish was delivered and chick 4 was fed first for 20 mins with hardly any going to the others until it was sated. Are there just so many fish being delivered that there is no need for bullying behaviour and is this also linked to a plentiful supply with little competition I wonder? I do hope all 4 make it and that there are a few males in the brood that will return to near the natal nest if they survive. The south coast population is assumedly very brittle if one of this pair were not to come back one year.
As I've typed another fish (bass I think) has been delivered, after 5 mins it's only the wee one left feeding - they all still have full crops from the previous trout.
To make an original post you would have to go back to page one and use the reply button under the opening post, this will then automatically be placed in the correct order ... but now you have your own comments posted you can simply reply to your last one!
I agree with you in that this is an exceptionally peaceful nest to view with, so far, no sibling rivalry as seen in some other nests ... am sure the abundance of fish does help but guess it's mostly due to genetics!