The Ospreys are back !!
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Thanks for that micky, I will have to have a look at that.
Update from Keilder today confirms that No.3 chick in Nest 5A had died, a victim of the cold wet weather there. There is at least 1 chick in Nest 2, and the sole chick in Nest 4 is eating well, thankfully.
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A possible explanation as to the Brenig ‘incident’.
https://www.birdguides.com/news/drone-nearly-knocks-osprey-chick-from-nest/?utm_campaign=1191983_Weekly%20News%20from%20BirdGuides%2017%2F06%2F2024&utm_medium=email&utm_source=dotdigital&dm_i=73DM,PJQN,ZVCQL,3E9Q3,1What ever was the root cause of the distressing event surely no drones what so ever should have been flown close by. Bit like a chain reaction, one stupid action could have that ripple effect.
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I did read that micky, and agree about the ban on drones near the location.
On a brighter note, the sole chick at Manton Bay will be ringed on Wednesday if all goes to plan.
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More bad news, as the 3rd chick at Loch Arkaig has died because of a combination of cold wet weather, and aggression from No.2 chick who has stopped it from being fed. Such a pity.
At Alyth there is now only 1 chick left.
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Fingers crossed Nellie this weather we have been having lately is a killer for many of our feathered friends. The feed rate for the Tit family has dropped to a dangerous level and as a result nests are failing, this was particularly noticeable with the Great Tit's nest in the garden.
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The Manton Bay chick was ringed today, 1RO, and is a male. More details to follow.
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Mixed news today from Kei!der. The 2 remaining chicks on Nest 5A died between 14 & 17 June. This is extremely sad for the breeding pair as they have now lost their brood for the last 3yrs.
Better news is that for the second year of breeding the pair at Nest 10 have 3 chicks.
The 4 nest with camera coverage lost 8 of 12 chicks due to the prolonged cold wet conditions. However the 4 surviving chicks are doing well.
It has been confirmed that the nest at Balgarvies has just 2 chicks, who appear to be growing well.
At Rutland as well as the Manton Bay your Osprey being ringed the team also do the same at another nest in the area at which there were another 3 males, now 1R1,1R2 and 1R3.
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At Dyfi today the 3 chicks were ringed, two females 6B1 and 6B2, (the latter weighing in at over 2000g!
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Sad to read that so many Osprey nests have lost chicks. I have been watching the Poole Harbour 4 and they are doing really well, hopefully that will continue. 022 seems to be a great provider for them all and CJ7 is a marvellous and caring mother. I have also noticed that they all seem to get on together, in previous years I have seen much more aggressive behaviour, these siblings must like each other!
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Heddlo, it may be that they are all males or that the later couple and therefore smaller chicks are females so all 4 are roughly the same size, as the females are generally bigger and more aggressive than the males.
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There is a daily summary of the nests around Loch Arkaig, and a couple of interesting statistics from Tuesday, 26th is that the male, Louis, at the viewed nest with chicks, had this year delivered 249 fish to the nest, one of them as late as 23:45! These have been mainly Brown trout but also the occasional flat fish.
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Things have changed over the last coup!e of days as Louis only delivered one fish yesterday and has not appeared since. Could it be that he is injured or ill? In the meantime Dorcha, his mate, has flown from the nest and returned with a fish with which to feed the 2 chicks.
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Very mixed news, with Keilder suffering from the loss of over half their chicks due to the unseasonably cold, wet conditions. The pair of chicks at Loch Arkaig have been removed from their nest, following the concern about them not getting fed, and are now heading to Valencia, Spain, as part of an established translocation scheme. The 4 youngsters at Poole are all doing well and have been ringed, and appear to be all males. At Manton Bay the young Osprey has now fledged, taking its first flight a couple of days ago.
I will search out more details from other nests later in the week.
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A rather depressing update from the Keilder nests. Our of 21 eggs/chicks there are only 7 left to fledge, 2 at Nest 2, 3 at Nest 7 and 2 at Nest 10. The majority died due to lack of food because of the terrible, cold wet weather in the region, not ideal for the adult fishing apart from the chilling of the very young birds.
Thankfully it would appear that the adult pairs, where there are no longer any chicks to feed, are still being seen at their respective nests
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Here is a round-up on the situation at the monitored nests with young Ospreys, with their ring numbers where appropriate
Llyn Brenig - 2 young both ringed; 1 male, 8B8; 1female, 8B9
Llyn Clywedog - 2 young. 1 male, 8B6; 1 female, 8B7
Glaslyn - 3 young. 1 male, 6M9; 2 females, 6M7 & 6M8
Alyth - 1 chick
Loch Arkaig - 2 chicks, taken for Translocation to Spain
Manton Bay - 1 male fledgling, 1R0
Foulshaw - 2 young, 1 male, 0C5; 1 female, 0C6
Poole Harbour - 4 young, probably 2 of each, 5R0, 5R1, 5R2, & 5H6
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A further update.
Dyfi - Female 6B1 named Gwenlais; Female 6B2 named Copon, Male 6B3 named Senni and he fledged today.
Foulshaw - Male 0C5; Male 0C6
Poole - all 4 are Males, 5R0, 5R1, 5R2, & 5H6 - 5R0 and 2 both fledged today
Llyn Brenig - Male 8B8 probably named Emrys, Female 8B9 likewise Bethen
Loch Arkaig - the translocated pair have been given Yellow (Spanish) Darvic rings 1JR & 1JW. There are also other nests in the area of the loch where the chicks, a male at the Benarkaig nest, and 2 females at another nest have been ringed, but numbers not suppied.
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Lots of good news, with most of the young Ospreys now fledged, including the four at Poole and the pair of males at Balgarvie, also those on a new nest on private grounds near Perth.
However there was a bit of very sad news. One of the chicks from Aylth, that had been translocated to Spain, because they were not being fed sufficiently, has just died after looking so for and having been so well looked after. An autopsy will be carried out to determine actual cause of death but the thought is that it was a degenerative condition which brought on heart failure.
The latest Blog from Keilder Ospreys make for interesting reading.
https://kielderospreys.wpcomstaging.com/blog/
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More good news, from Tweed Valley Osprey Project, which can be seen on their Facebook page.
https://m.facebook.com/tweedvalleyospreyproject
Edit from yesterday. I said that it was a chick from Aylth that had died when it should have read that it was one of the Loch Arkaig chicks. Sorry for the confusion.
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The link for the details of the Loch Arkaig chick.
https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/osprey-cam/?ht-comment-id=15457681
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It looks as if all, or nearly all, of is year's young that have survived have now fledged. Special mention should be made of the four at Poole, a fantastic success for such a young breeding pair in only their second season.
Should anyone wish to view some great pictures of Ospreys in flight I would recommend the Balgavies Loch Ospreys Facebook pages.
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The Spring and early Summer weather certainly hasn’t helped our ospreys, it’s been unusually wet and windy as I’m sure we are all abundantly aware of and those breeding pairs up and down the length of the UK needed settled weather and they didn’t get it.
Yes, the Poole Harbour birds have been luckier than most, and such a young family too. Interestingly these birds feed primarily on mullet, flatfish and other marine fish species. Maybe more could now be done to encourage the reintroduction of ospreys in similar estuarine environments. I’d love to see this happen around the Humber and Wash areas, after all, they do breed in similar environments else where abroad.0 -
Reading the posts on the various Osprey web sites and it would appear that some of the parent birds have started on their migrations, especially those that had no young to feed. There are reports of the occasional juveniles who have been absent for a few days now too, so perhaps they too are on their way South, although the first of the recorded chicks to be born, at Manton Bay, is still being supplied fish by his male parent.
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Should you by chance have a final look in here I just want to say that I am sorry that you will no longer be posting on this forum. All the best in whatever you do.
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