Wigtown now has blogs
Tiger Signature
Thanks Tiger another blog to follow.
Margobird
Lots of news from Tweed Valley:
The first chick fledged on 6th July.
4 nests have been visited by the ringers. 3 were successful but one had failed due to bad weather.
This is a compilation from ringing at one of the nests but not the one on the cameras at Kailzie:
More info here:
tweedvalleyospreys.blogspot.com
Some great pictures from Keith Brockie on the Dyfi Facebook Site
Part of a message re Wigtown Ospreys:
Dumfries and Galloway Council and the RSPB are now working in partnership to manage the Wigtown Bay Osprey Project and in particular the experience that can be had by visiting the Visitor Centre in the Wigtown County Buildings which is now manned by RSPB staff and volunteers.
Ospreys Rule OK, but Goldfinches come a close second!
Unknown said: Part of a message re Wigtown Ospreys: Dumfries and Galloway Council and the RSPB are now working in partnership to manage the Wigtown Bay Osprey Project and in particular the experience that can be had by visiting the Visitor Centre in the Wigtown County Buildings which is now manned by RSPB staff and volunteers.
Yes and demanding to hand over out e-mail addresses!
Hazel b said: Part of a message re Wigtown Ospreys: Dumfries and Galloway Council and the RSPB are now working in partnership to manage the Wigtown Bay Osprey Project and in particular the experience that can be had by visiting the Visitor Centre in the Wigtown County Buildings which is now manned by RSPB staff and volunteers.
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Tiger - I don't think that comment is fair! I have been on Liz Tindalls's email list this season, and she forwarded a polite request for permission to share my email address with the new "crew" at the Osprey centre, who are RSPB. Since I am a member anyway, I consented.
I have posted a message on the Crook of Baldoon Forum, creating a thread especially for the Ospreys.
Glenys view on the Lake District osprey project:
www.timesandstar.co.uk/.../my-work-on-osprey-project-is-more-than-just-a-flight-of-fancy-1.855740
Just had news from one of my Grampian Ringers friend - information that a lot of the nests they visit to ring have failed this year which I think we are all aware of. For obvious reasons can not name the individual nests that have failed and the ones that have been partially successful. I think the hurricane we had up here in May just occured at the wrong time completely destroying nests or chasing off incubating Ospreys at a critical time of incubation even though only temporarily. I think this is why the female at Aberfoyle left her nest during the storms. Many of the man made nests survived but Osprey own builds do not look as strong in some cases very fragile.
We also had persistant cold and wet weather afterwards at the particular wrong time also resulting in unhatched eggs.
Thanks Keith that confirms what I suspected given my sample of nests. There is good news however as the sightings in June are up 100% on 2010 which would tend to indicate that there are a lot of 2 year olds around and should bode well for next year.