The Ospreys are back !!
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I personally don’t suggest anything, I was quoting the experts. Ospreys are deserving of a place in the natural world away from nasty self serving people is my suggestion. I’m with the caring Welsh folk that the perpetrators will be caught & punished. Your opinion is yours mine is mine we are in opposing corners I don’t expect your opinion being from a conservators position as you take life my position is from the love of the wildlife with no lives taken. We will never agree so I will leave you to your position on this point👍🏻
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The ignorance shown here is stunning. One example-see the Posts on
"Acorns" I planted seeds in a nursery bed last Autumn. Seedlings now grown ready for planting this Autumn. They will be used to replace the Ash that are being felled because of Ash Die Back. How did that occur. Some misguided "environists" thought they could import plants to reforest somewhere. Unfortunately (diseased) to meet their "Grant" time table. Result wholesale destruction of our native trees. My little tree planting will cost no one anything. Practical thought out environmental project. Plenty of other examples.0 -
Why oh why must posts on here degenerate into a series of petty snipping arguments between a few protagonists? The fact remains that an illegal attack on a protected species has occured. I am sure all authorities concerned will be investigating seriously with a view to early prosecution.
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I fully agree with those sentiments but some of the unsubstantiated dribble gets your back up and you feel you have to respond. Will now go for a lie down. Like everyone else I hope the idiots who cut down the nest are caught and dealt with severely. End of
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Updates are available on both the North Wales Wildlife Trust web site and the BBC Wales news. I won't repeat them, just to say that there are a couple of new nest sites that they hope the pair will choose and lay their eggs.
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And it goes on and on and . . . . . . .
A female peregrine has been found dead in the Clee Hill Area as well as the poisoned pigeon that was used as bait. It is believed that the Male peregrine was also poisoned, but had not been found at the time the BBC published the information.
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Nellie, I've recently read MillieH's posts about hanging up her & her OH's Site Guides and certainly needed cheering up, so chanced my arm and looked up Carnyx Wild, Loch Garten. Despite it being a right rubbish picture at least I've seen two osprey sitting on the nest in my very everso fave forest
For want of anything better to say --- Woohoo, Yeehah 
- Might just might even get the good book out and think about heading somewhere spectacular, if that is we are permitted that far over the northern border !!0 -
Try this link, ABM, it's for the RSPB Garten web page. Lots of photos of the pair, named Mistle and Axel by the correspondents, although not yet confirmed by the site wardens. They have bonded and mated frequently but Axel is not good at bringing the fish yet.
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AH, thank you Nellie,
Found the Problem with the lousy picture ~~ lightning strike took down the wifi, camera etc but although he did what a man's gotta do it is too late in the season for Carnyx man to climb to the nest and fix / change the camera -- so "merrily we'll limp along " at least until any wobbleheads arrive & need ringing. They may then do a frantic camera swap at the same time, perhaps.
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Here's as long summary of today exp!lots at LG, just for you ABM.
They really have been wonderful today. A fish. Nearly all the time one or 'tuther has been on nest. They have shared the fish too
Just for the record. from about 10.00
10.47.54 Mistle returned to the nest, possibly defending against unseen intruder
10.48.00 Mistle looks behind her intently
10.50.18 Mistle reacts to unseen intruder that appears to fly around the nest. She turns 360 degrees, shadow seen as osprey flies down and past the nest – carrying a fish?
Carrying a fish, blue Darvic on left leg and BTO on the right leg
10.51 Intruder still around
10.54 Mistle intruder calls and mantles again. It's overhead, flash of wing on the top fish of the screen
10.55.17 Mistle takes off – after intruder, or to get away.
10.55.57 Mistle returns alert
10.57.47 Mistle mantles, calls
10.58.10 F unringed intruder tries to land, Mistle rises and attacks her, seeing her off
11.01.57 Mistle shakes her feathers. Incident over?
11.20 Mistle calling for fish – is Axel within sight?
11.38 FISH Axel arrives with a headless fish. Just the one up to 18.03
11.38.36 Mistle takes off with the fish
11.41 Axel flies off
11.45 Osprey, Mistle?, found on a tree
11.48.20 Cam pans and back to the nest
12.20 Cam pans again, and finds Mistle ? eating a fish on a tall dead pine
12.24.30 Cam pans again, back to branch of open tree top- osprey preening.
12.24.52 Close-up – it's Mistle – weird It's Axel, keeping guard!
12.33.03 Axel returns to the nest
12.35.57 Axel flies
12.38.35 Axel and Mistle return. Leftover fish transferred with a struggle. Axel takes it and flies off
12.42.57 Mistle is pottering
13.22 Mistle still sitting doing little.
13.37.20 Axel returns with the fish tail. Mistle takes it. The fish lies to the left of her talons
13.40 Axel flew off and returned to mate – it is quite windy. I'm not sure whether it was a success
Axel flew off again and stayed away this time.
13.58.4 Axel returned, and wanders around the nest.
14.00.5 Axel flew off
14.09.18 Mistle picked up the tail end and started to eat.
14.11 Mistle flew off with the fish tail
14.12 Axel returned – where's the fish?!!
14.23.50 Mistle brought the fish tail back. Axel pulled and tugged to get it from her grasp. She hung on. He had another go and she pecked him!
14.25.20 Axel it roaming the nest, and has another go at pinching the fish. Mistle is having nothing of it. Axel flew off.
14.28 Cam went roaming again, looking for Axel.
14.30 Found him on a tree perch
14.34.32 Back to the nest, and Mistle, just standing.
14.52.40 Mistle ate some more fish. Raining.
15.18.07 Continuing to eat
15.26 She is down to the tail fin. A shake of the head and it's gone.
15.29 A bit of twig moving, and towards the cup.
15.35.48 Axel lands on her back – and a successful mating with gusto!
Axel flew off. Mistle flaps her wings and gives her feathers a shake before cleaning her bill on a handy piece of wood.
15.47.30 Mistle has flown
15.48.34 Axel returned
15.44.02 Axel had flown
16.14.58 Mistle has returned
16.16.40 Axel lands on her back – not sure whether it was successful.
Axel flew off
16.59.36 Mistle has flown ENS
17.04.54 Mistle landed on the far rim, looking very wet - it was raining earlier
Followed by Axel, who landed on 'our' side, he took looks wet. It's continued to rain I assume.
17.10.49 Axel flew off
Mistel remains on the nest.
edit: 18.15 Mistle has flown
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Much more going on there today, ABV, including the delivery of a huge fish. It does look promising, but we'll just have to wait and see, with fingers crossed.
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ABV, this article should be of interest to you, and other Osprey watchers too I think. Although it relates specifically to the LoTL pair it general for most Ospreys
https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/2021/05/an-eggstraordinary-journey/
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I missed it yesterday, but the first chick, in the observed nests, arrived yesterday at around 3 pm at the Manton Bay nest at Rutland.
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Indeed Nellie, just had a quick peep at the Manton Bay chick -- should have a sibling very soon if all goes well. Makes getting up & playing on here early doors well worth the effort !
Did see the LG 'History Lesson' reminding me of the very unofficial military protection scheme put in place a long time ago, and the resulting loading of the NHS Services that occurred
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I'm up to speed with the LG history. These Osprey watchers certainly have done their research.
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Things are not looking good at LG, as the pair have not been seen around the best all day, following an incursion by another male Osprey.
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Things are looking a bit grim at Loch Garten, ABM, as there's been no sign of the pair on the nest for the last couple,of days, although there is definitely still at least one Osprey in the area.
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There's an interesting article on the Glaslyn website.
https://www.glaslynwildlife.co.uk
In the news section:- KS8 – FOOD FOR THOUGHT
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Don't hold out much hope, unfortunately, WN. At least for this year, but they now know where there's a nest and may return next year as a pair with more success.
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Let's hope that giant "cuckoo" clears off soon. But they have a second temporary nest built on a hydraulic platform. Presently we are at Shawsmeed site and managed to take the opportunity of a break in the showers to visit Bwlch Nant yr Arian to view the Red Kite feeding, spectacular !
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This bad weather seems to have taken it's toll on the new born chicks. Some distressing stories on th RSPB next web sites.
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