The Ospreys are back !!

Lots of Osprey nests now have at least 3 eggs being incubated but the only chicks are still those at Manton Bay, however there could well be a hatching tomorrow in next 1A at Keilder, which also contains 4 eggs.

Lots of chicks hatching out now following on from Manton Bay; LotL, Kielder nest 1A, Foulshaw, Clwyedog. No sign yet from LG, but it is early days there, but plenty of fish being delivered and both taking turns at incubating.

Typical,  innit  just takes one to start it, then there's hatchings { & hatchlings  }  everywhere, not complaining but just think of them there shells littering the place, and they say us 'umans are messy 

At least the shells provide food for some wee beasties, and so the food chain starts.

Absolutely brilliant news. Another small step towards a reintroduction & rewilding!

https://youtube.com/watch?v=9Lxtsv87MIs&feature=share

 Here's the link to the FB page where the female removed a half of the shell yesterday.

https://m.facebook.com/BirdsOfPooleHarbour/videos/551218433185086/?refsrc=deprecated&ref=sharing&_rdr

Great news indeed. Just now waiting for the first of the chicks to appear at the Loch Garten nest.

This blog should be of interest to all those reading this post. It is from the Conservation without Borders web site. I think many will associate with the feelings of most that are mentioned on it.

https://www.conservation-without-borders.org/welcome-to-the-flight-of-the-osprey-blog-post

Nice link Nellie.👍👍

Some sad news on the Osprey chick front. Both the 3rd born chicks at Llyn Brenig and nest No.6 at Kielder have not survived. However the majority of those that have hatched seem to be doing well, even all 4 at Nest 1A at Kielder.

Micky, I can't remember if you had been to view the Esthwaite Water next but it appears that 2 out of the 3 eggs There have failed to hatch. I can't find out about the state of those at the Bassenthwaite nest. One egg out of the 3 at Kielder No.4 next has also failed to hatch