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Sorry for the delay in updating things for you. It's just that time of year...

It's been a long day and the eyelids are drooping so just for now, here's today's busy headlines. One day on Mull in 10 bullet points.

  • 0900 Loch Frisa: now you see them, now you don't. Frisa & Skye AWOL. Not a hint. They're not where they should be. Worried.
  • 1100 New pair just established have had their first nest severely blown around in the gales so it's back to square one for them. Both sitting close together in the remains of their nest. Sad.
  • 1300 Fruitless search for second new establishing pair. Not in any of their usual areas or perches. Meet landowners. The clock is ticking. Have they snuck off somewhere else? Frustrating.
  • 1500 Our 2008 satellite tagged sea eagle 'Breagha' sighted on the beach at Killiechronan. I knew from her last data set she wasn't far away and there she was looking quite grown up at nearly 3 years old. Fabulous.
  • 1600 Breagha steals some prey off another immature on the hill. That's my girl!
  • 1630 YBS and mate side by side and getting ready...  Exciting.
  • 1645 No signal from Kellan. Worried again.
  • 1730 Finally found another pair re-building on an old nest after their favoured 2010 nest and tree vanished in the storms. Relieved.
  • 1830 At last a weak signal from Kellan and a long way from his usual haunts since release. Is he finally on the move? Snow, sleet, dusk and gales closing in. All done in.
  • 1930 Home. Family. Fire. Pizza. Beer.  But not necessarily in that order.

TGIF.

ps if Debby's still awake and wants to add some great pics from the Eagle Hide trip today or anything else, I think this blog could do with some illustrations! Debby?

Goodnight.

 

 

Dave Sexton, RSPB Scotland Mull Officer

  • Thank you very much for the blog, David. And thanks all for your posts. I always follow along with Mull Eagels but don't often post - I'm more vocal over at the Osprey site (Abernethy). So many heart stopping moments with the precious White Tails and I'm such a whiimp.

    So, though, no eggs yet for Skye and Frisa - after last year when they had eggs in Feb (am I remembering correctly ?)  maybe that'a a good thing . Plus all the extra harsh weather Scotland has been having. But my hopes are high for the residents of Loch Frisa and I eagerly await the next blog.

    Sooty:  'Lo ... have you actually seen Linda and Sulev building their nest up? As I have not - the nest still looks forlorn to me, although, ready to 'go'   :)

  • If anyone is interested the Looduskalender White tails seem almost finished nest building and on the forum there you can click onto videos to see them nest building,think they seem to lay about the same time as Frisa,perhaps Dave or Debby would be kind enough to put a link on if anyone interested,there are some really good close ups and they seem so comfortable with the camera that it is a pity our pair disliked it so much.  

  • Hi Dave ref Heatherp comment "got your book this morning",does this mean you have a book published and if so details please either on here or if necessary privately.

  • Thanks for update Dave,Kellan in my thoughts a lot and just hope he comes through these tough times but after all he is a determined Eagle to have come through his ordeal and perhaps he will resort to pushing other birds or animals off their food as he seems very aggressive.Come to think of it he seems to have his own God.

  • Thx for the update Dave, big relief to hear all is ok.

    Thx Sooty...and I hope so :)

    Got your book this morning Dave made me very excited for my hol :)