The Ospreys are back !!
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@Wherenext it is not just Glaslyn where there have been kerfuffles, there are new pairs at Loch of the Lower who have chased off the resident female NC0, at Llyn Brenig where the resident male LJ2 has been replaced by a younger male Blue 416.
The good news is that Maya at Manton Bay is now sitting on 4 eggs, at least one of the Keilder nests contains an egg, with further eggs in the nest at Foulshaw, Loch Doon, 2off, Llyn Clywedog and Threaves.
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@nelliethehooker are the increased numbers of kerfuffles we witness at nest sites due to improving numbers of Ospreys we now enjoy in our country side? Hopefully the young returnees will be encouraged to venture further afield and populate new areas. I’d love to see the Humber/Wash areas now explored and encouragement provided here.
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Latest egg situation....Manton Bay 4 eggs, Loch Doon 3 eggs, Dyfi 3 eggs, Poole Harbour 2 eggs, Keilder Nest 7 2_eggs, with single eggs, up to now, at Glaslyn, Foulshaw, Llyn Brenig and Glaslyn however this one could well get kicked out or broken up by the resident male. It is now thought that there isn't an egg at Threaves after watching the behaviour of the Ospreys there.
At Loch Garten there has been plenty of action as the female is being "courted" by 3 different males, Brodie, Axel and KL5!
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A very strange set of circumstances at this nest.
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More good news with a pair of unringed Ospreys nesting in the Usk Valley and have their first egg. See link below.
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The first chick of the year, at any of the monitored sites, has hatched tonight at Manton Bay at 20:55. There are other nests which have eggs that are expected to hatch shortly, but many of the monitored nests are lagging well behind with eggs being laid because of changes in the pair's at the nest sites.
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Have you heard from Micky recently?
Not seen a post from him in a while @Wherenext, certainly don't think so since he came back from his trip abroad. It looks as if his last post was on the 20th April.
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I see that at Manton Bay the second chick hatched this morning between 04:30 and 05:05. Hope all goes well and the other two eggs hatch successfully.
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The 4th egg has hatched at Manton Bay, and the chicks all appear to be feeding well. There are also other nests where some of the eggs have hatched, with 2 chicks at both Dyfi and Loch Doon, and the first one broke free from its egg at Foulshaw Moss just after midnight today. There will obviously be other nest where the eggs have started to hatch but this is all I have been able to find so far.
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More interesting news, with the sighting of an Osprey on a new nest, set up last year, in Devon.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9q0p4ww99lo
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The RSPB Loch Garton Web link where I obtained most of my information on the monitored Osprey nests has to close down from 1st July because of problems with the UK Government's Archiving service. I have joined the Osprey Group on the Discord website, but it is harder to navigate, as yet, so keeping uptodate on all the nests will take a while sort out. Hopefully i will be able to give a full round up next week.
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