Blue XD

where would I find this vid do you know? Blue XD seems a very handsome boy to me but this is 3 years ago now!! only just discovered his name !

Unknown said:

where would I find this vid do you know? Blue XD seems a very handsome boy to me but this is 3 years ago now!! only just discovered his name !

Not sure what video you mean? 

Hazel b said:

It has been suggested that the new male looks a bit like Blue XD. 

That's interesting. I was thinking he looked a bit like Garten. I know that deciding gender is difficult (based on Roy Dennis' admission that he thought Henry was female given his weight and length of wing when he ringed him) and, yes, I know we were told that Garten was female. The 2010 young were considered 'probably' male from afar. So, I wonder what would suggest that this young osprey looks like Blue XD?

deveronside said:

That's interesting. I was thinking he looked a bit like Garten. I know that deciding gender is difficult (based on Roy Dennis' admission that he thought Henry was female given his weight and length of wing when he ringed him) and, yes, I know we were told that Garten was female. The 2010 young were considered 'probably' male from afar. So, I wonder what would suggest that this young osprey looks like Blue XD?

Ah but Garten also had a white Darvic ring on left leg and a BTO ring on right leg. 

I think the bird being talked about here was the unringed orange chested male. Not very likely though as I am pretty certain that all of Blue XD's chicks would be ringed. 

It has been suggested that the blue ringed male might be blue XD himself but I do not think anyone has reported that the blue ringed bird carried a tracker. 

Thanks, Tiger. I am getting my intruders muddled up. I was thinking about the EJ lookalike. While I'm on my flight of fancy, though, I suppose that Garten could have returned to the UK in 2011 and had young every or any year since then. It's very hard to spot a specific osprey. I don't think EJ has ever been spotted anywhere but the Loch Garten nest and her fishing grounds - and she's a very distinctive osprey.

deveronside said:

While I'm on my flight of fancy, though, I suppose that Garten could have returned to the UK in 2011 and had young every or any year since then.

Yes Garten should have returned in 2011. It was there was ever an osprey that was going to return it was Garten. Such a feisty young bird. 

Who knows she may be out there somewhere. 

After all White 14 from Bassenthwaite is roving around Sweden.

After all   Red TA  was not found (or at least reported) for 16 years 

After all 07(97) and 11(98) were not reported until they bred in Wales in 2004.  08(01) was first reported in 2006 when he tangled in nets at a fish pond.  He first returned to Rutland later that summer.

Blue XD  on this way. 

"Flying so fast" - good on you, XD :-*

Thanks, TIGER.