The Ospreys are back !!

More good news, which I have just read on another website.

"The establishment of the first breeding pair of ospreys in Yorkshire for hundreds of years “is nothing short of a miracle”, according to a conservationist.The young adult pair, who have made their home on the Bolton Castle estate in Wensleydale, have produced two chicks – a male and a female.The two chicks hatched in mid-June and have now been ringed.

The mother of the new chicks is known as Blue KS1 and hatched at Glaslyn in Wales in 2018, but her mate is unringed. KS1’s mother is known as Mrs G and has been returning to Wales since 2004. Her father, known as Aran, has been with Mrs G since 2012. It is believed that this is the first of Aran’s offspring to breed."

Well, they kept their presence quiet when we visited the castle in July! Harrumph.

Another bit of interesting reading, concerning the "rescue" of the Balgarvie Osprey chick.

https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/2022/08/it-takes-a-team-to-rescue-an-osprey/

 A Delightful Tale, Nellie  Thank you  

Update:- The total number of successful fledges in the Kielder Raptor Study Area is 14 of 15 ospreys reaching fledging age from six of eight occupied nests.

Not such good news from Loch Garten as 1C1, the female juvenile, does not seem to be progressing well, not feeding or being fed fully and has not flown since 4th Aug when she fledged.

Even worse news from both Loch Garten and Poole Harbour. At LG juvenile 1C1 died on the nest this afternoon and the RSPB  team will remove the bird for an autopsy to determine cause of death tomorrow. At Poole Harbour juvenile 5H2 was attacked by a young Goshawk 2 days ago, and despite efforts by the vets there she didn't survive, dying through the night, last night.

There has been a lot of movement in the last few days with many of the Ospreys, both parents and their fledglings starting their Autumn migration. At Loch Garten there has been no sight of the female parent for nearly a week now, the male has been an infrequent visitor to the nest too and the surviving fledgling 1C2 has not been seen for over a day.. He is still rather young, by all accounts, to be heading south so perhaps he is still around, learning to fish but no longer visiting the nest. An intruder, KL5, has been on the nest quite frequently and may be sizing it up for next year.

The youngest of the chicks from the Threaves nest, Blue O42, has been spotted on the Pym Estuary.

Good luck to all those birds heading south for the winter and fingers crossed for their return next Spring.

Have just received a post with a link to a blog about Manton Bay Osprey Blue 33, which contains some excellent photos, for anyone interested.

https://bartje.org/birds/ospreys/osprey-blue-33

Lots of interesting posts about the intruders the RSPB's Kielder web site but this one is perhaps the most interesting one, considering that Ospreys tend to return to their natal area to find mates and breed.

"We posted earlier this year that 39, born Keilder 2011, was breeding at a nest in the Borders, with 3 chicks. His partner is 3AF, from Rutland Osprey Project. This seems to be the first record of English hatched ospreys breeding in Scotland. WOW"

No real prejudice in the wild world, Nellie,  well not as in the human world anyway  !