Loch Garten 2010

Unknown said:

Tiger & Diane: I'm interested to know why you think that White TF will not be a factor in the coming season. He/she took a particular interest in the nest after Mallachie was the last to leave, even rearranging the furniture before finally migrating.

Sandy:  I am not an osprey expert, like the others on this thread, so I'm a little out of my league. But I live in the woods, and I closely watch the life cycles of the birds here. At the end of the season, when White TF lingered at the LG nest,  I thought that his/her behavior seemed a little disoriented and erratic at times -- like the instinctual drives were a bit out of kilter due to illness or genetic weakness. Maybe it was just the bird's youth. I also thought s/he showed signs of being in a weakened condition, physically. I know that s/he was very feisty, but I have seen other birds/animals become sort of frantically obsessive when they are actually declining. Perhaps TF's reluctance to migrate was at least partially due to poor health. I may be way off base, but that was my impression at season's end.

Diane: I can assure you that I am definitely not an osprey expert!! I'm merely an osprey fan who, like many others here, is learning more about these fantastic birds all the time thanks to this site. At this stage none of us has any idea what will happen and this thread is all about speculation. I can assure you that your opinions are as valid as anybody else's. I agree that White TF's age will count against it if it makes it back and tries to claim this or any other nest.

Merry Christmas from white TF somewhere in Africa:

Thank you very much, Sandy! I appreciate that. I think you folks are amazing, though. I am always stunned by the amount of information you all have stored in your brains. You all have the equivalent of graduate degrees in Ospreyology. You should collaborate and write a book! (I know that the Roy Dennis book is wonderful, but you could write from a different perspective.)

Any more predictions before 2010 gets too old?

Hazel b said:

Any more predictions before 2010 gets too old?

Hi Tiger, been very busy over the holidays but I for one will be making (probably wildly inaccurate) guesses at the arrival dates for EJ and Odin this year. There's plenty of time yet before they even start thinking of making the journey North (and if they heard about the current UK weather they'd think twice about it anyway!).

Hazel b said:

Any more predictions before 2010 gets too old?

Yes, Tiger, I have a prediction for 2010:  Some ospreys will return to Scotland to nest, while regretably, others will not..  Some will raise broods successfully, while again, others will not.  Whatever happens, we will follow it all avidly, and we will all be on board for the emotional roller coaster ride right through the year.  ;-)

Hi All

No predictions just hopes for a nest full of parents and chicks,  lochs and fish tanks full of fish. and long still days for easy fishing Hopefully it will be Ej and Odin at the helm, but I;m thinking maybe not. want to be wrong though,

I;m also hoping that when it comes to ringing, Roy Dennnis has three different colour rings in his pocket for easy ID on the nest.   Ok, Here;s a prediction , Two males and a female this year?

Hi everyone.

I don't really have any predictions as such but I honestly can't wait for the ospreys to return.  This will be my first season watching the Loch Garten ospreys and I really hope that 2010 is a success like last year.


Paul.