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.
Tiger Signature
LOL I know that feeling too! :)
ChloeB & Tiger's Osprey Data
Arnt 50% of everyone's pictures like that ;-)) ?
Have you wondered what a pine marten is like? Well a Swiss footballer got a close up view. See video of intruder
LOL love that Tiger :)
ChloeB said: LOL love that Tiger :)
Yes I can see why EJ would no be too keen on one of those in her nest.
Wonder if there will be any appearance of one this year.
Hazel b said:Wonder if there will be any appearance of one this year.
Fingers crossed there are no visits from a pine martin this year, you would think LG would put up some kind of deterrent, especially after the year that the pine martin got EJ's eggs. Poor EJ she has a lot to put up with, I cannot help thinking about where she is right now, wing flapping her way to LG I hope.
EJ's Memorial Balgavies Loch Ospreys 2023
Unknown said:Fingers crossed there are no visits from a pine martin this year, you would think LG would put up some kind of deterrent
Last year we sent a video off to Abernethy showing a pine marten on the nest the very night that EJ returned :o No response whatsoever :-( Much later in the season Richard referred pine martens as if they were mere speculation and said that there was no deterrent anyway. (I had read somewhere about gear being put around trees to prevent them climbing up, however I am quite willing to accept that it wouldn't be effective.)
I can't wait to see the cam come up - I wonder if it will be "YAY" or "NAY" ;-D
IMAGICAT
Hazel b said: Have you wondered what a pine marten is like? Well a Swiss footballer got a close up view. See video of intruder
My brother told me about it but I haven't seen it - and now...
New version of the pine marten video