So March has arrived and this is the month when the ospreys will arrive back at their nests. There is a huge amount of anticipation for the season ahead.
For Loch Garten there are so many questions. Will EJ be first back as is usually the case? Will we see Blue XD at Loch Garten this year?
More recently we have had the Caledonia effect. The VAP team went out to Seville and managed to find Caledonia's wintering quarters. In the process they forged links with two local osprey loversin the form of Murat and Roberto. This was an extemely welcome development.
It will be interesting to see if Lady makes it back for yet another season.
Although it turned out very sad for Dyfi in 2012 the Ceulan effect will not be forgetten any time soon.
5N (04) will presumably get back to Rutland to find that she is a widow once again. What she will not know is that two of her offspring made it back last year which is quite an achievement.
Rutland are also publishing a new osprey book on 14th March 2013
Excitement is at fever pitch.
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I'm so excited . I'm so excited !! about the above but ALSO
My belated birthday pressie book has arrived: The Rutland Water Ospreys and it's SIGNED by two Tims and a John :0 :)
Unknown said: I'm so excited . I'm so excited !! about the above but ALSO My belated birthday pressie book has arrived: The Rutland Water Ospreys and it's SIGNED by two Tims and a John :0 :)
That is good news. No sign of mine yet but then the postie has not arrived yet.
Unknown said: Thought for the day before retiring (+4 Hours Tiger) - Reading of 5N (04)'s Offspring would it be not great if we saw either of 2011 fledgings from nest O this coming year and more so if one of them was the orphaned chick from nest N. This could emulate 12(10) and her sibling I would think.
Thought for the day before retiring (+4 Hours Tiger) - Reading of 5N (04)'s Offspring would it be not great if we saw either of 2011 fledgings from nest O this coming year and more so if one of them was the orphaned chick from nest N. This could emulate 12(10) and her sibling I would think.
That would be good. I guess a subplot for 2013 is what male will pair up with 5N (04)? However she has already got her genes in two adult ospreys.
Always good to see the camera going up early.
Nice to see you back moffer. A true sign that EJ must be expected soon.
WOW !! My book has just arrived, also has 3 signatures inside !!!!!! :):) off now to look through it ...
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Hooray! Glad you got it NiteOwl :) Hope mine arrives soon. Glad you got yours too Cirrus.
Hi Moffer! Good to see you back :)
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Cirrus, when was your birthday?
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.
moffer said:Looks as if some work is underway.
Trust you to zone in on it, MOFFER - you have been MISSED! ;-D
Wasn't the cam equipment left in situ between 2011 and 2012? Could this construction effort herald an improved service? OK, I know I'm a pain in the neck about it :-(
CIRRUS, am so pleased you've got your book - read is once at least before EJ arrives ;-)
How exciting!!!!!!!! Is it the tree with a fence around it? Am having trouble making out the vegetation. (Still haven't got new specs.)
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Mr Postie has just knocked at my door too, and delivered a super book, complete with signatures!
Just back from 11 days in Switzerland when I took the opportunity to read The Lady of the Loch, and to make good headway with The Scottish Ospreys by Philip Brown. Both very different, but in their own way highly informative. I find it unfathomable that St John could easily shoot an osprey, knowing it had eggs, and then feel sorry for the persecution of the species. Thank goodness that on the whole the times have changed.
I have also been in contact with a friend of my brother's who was in Florida. He told my bro that from a restaurant he could see an osprey nest with young, and then went on to say that he sees so many of them he almost forgets they are there!! On the other hand when a bald eagle flew down close to their house to take a White Ibis that was a different kettle of fish.
It's all getting so close now!
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Same here. My copy arrived at 12.15 pm.