The Ospreys are back !!

I'll keep a weather eye out for your comments N  but its not live at the moment.

ABM- A bit insulting but not taken down I see. As previously said we looked after Ospreys at Clywedog, years befor the RSPB turned them into cash machines.We pay their feed bills through our fishing permits.more than most here do.

Many of us fishing the lakes and reservoirs in Lincolnshire would put our rods down in awe and watch these splendid birds fish whilst stopping off on their sojourns. Wonderful to see and they were far better at it than we! Just disappointing that we have no rewilding projects which includes them in our county. After all, it the second largest county and lots of waters available both inland and coastal.

ABM- A bit insulting but not taken down I see. 

Fisherman, I cannot find a post from ABM during the last few days that refers to any post that you may have made, so I presume that you are talking about Brian's post in response to one of mine. If so I can find nothing insulting about it and I am well capable of defending my self if I considered it so. As far as I am concerned the response was just a bit of banter between correspondents.😟

Maya is back!!😁

I missed the report yesterday, but Maya was seen, on camera, returning to her nest at Manton Bay, Rutland Water, yesterday, 15th, at 10:22 am. That is 4 days earlier than expected. 😄

An even earlier arrival, on the 13th around noon, was LM12, (Laddie), at Loch of the Lowes, 8 days before expected date.

The latest post from the Rutland Osprey Project.

"Well, what an incredible week we have had! The first of the Rutland Ospreys returned on Saturday 12th March, although their identity didn’t become known until a few days later, when we learned it was one of the breeding males from another of our nest sites, which is located on private land, 8F(12). 8F is a 12 year old male which fledged from the Manton Bay nest in 2012 and his parents are Maya and male 5R(04). This is one of the earliest records that we have of one of the Rutland birds returning.

It is of course fantastic that we had our first Osprey back at the weekend, but we were all waiting in keen anticipation for the return of our star pair, Maya and male 33(11), from the Manton Bay nest. We didn’t have to wait long, because on Tuesday (15th) morning at 10:21, an unringed Osprey landed on the nest. Maya had returned, which was so exciting for us all! This year will mark Maya’s 13th season here in Rutland and although we cannot be certain how old she is, we think she is 15. Now the wait is on for the return of her mate 33(11), which I’m sure won’t be too far behind. "

Latest update from Manton Bay......Blue33, Maya's mate, arrived today at 17:29, just a couple of days later than predicted. 

Probably flying slower this year, to preserve fuel   

Brian, something for you to download 're The Clywedog Osprey camers.

https://johnwilliamswildlifeandlandscapephotography.wordpress.com/2022/03/24/2022-live-streaming-update/

 Latest update on arrivals on nests listed previously

3 pairs, Manton Bay, Loch of the Lowes, and Threaves Castle, plus the female at Esthwaite Water.

 Oh, thank you very much, Nellie, you scamp  !  Have you not worked out yet that I am spending sooo very much time on here that I've forgotten what a real, live Osprey looks like ?

Seriously  I repeat Thank you so very much, I'm hoping to start on my travels as soon as I get my 'Old Glory'  magazine, with its list of rallies etc.