The Ospreys are back !!

Surprise, surprise!! Axel was filmed in the Loch Garten nest today, the first time since 22 Aug, so the thought is that perhaps he has been feeding 1C2 at another site, possibly the nest he used for part of last year, and the Juvenile has now built up sufficient supplies to make a successful migration.

Just wondering which name MISTLE is going under on her flight to 'Winter Quarters '  

Brian, don't know if you have seen the news on aol about a young Osprey, born this year at Glentress

"Glen had hitched a ride on a couple of ship before flying to Spain.

The first was bulk carrier Agia Triada, going south to Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, and the other the Eco Nical, an LGP tanker heading from Morocco to Immingham back in the UK.

VesselFinder graphics show Glen was on the first ship for about 80-90 nautical miles and on the second for about 50 before he realised it was going the wrong way and took off."

 There has been a discussion on the RSPB's Osprey web site about then hitching rides on ships.

Oh 'eck,  who says using LPG is bad for the planet,  NTH  ~~  laughing fit to burst    Hope the return to GB is a tad less stressful although likely to be in about three years time unless it has a short--time return ticket 

An update on one of this year's juveniles from Keilder, 1B3/Farnley spotted in Devon.

https://kielderospreys.wpcomstaging.com/2022/09/22/1b3-farnleys-enjoying-life-in-devon/

1B3/Farnley is still about the River Tavey, accompanied by an unringed male osprey, but they should soon be heading south on their migration. Wonder when or if she will return to these shores?

Cheers for update Nell.

A couple of interesting updates concerning one of the juveniles from this pair, Blue 694, who has been seen in two different locations in Portugal.

https://kielderospreys.wpcomstaging.com/2022/09/07/kielder-grandchick-seen-in-portugal/

https://kielderospreys.wpcomstaging.com/2022/09/28/another-sighting-of-kielder-grandchick-blue-694/

A further update on 422/Featherstone, and more.

On 31st August there was a sighting of Nest 4 sole offspring, 442/Featherstone, in Lincolnshire very soon after she started her migration. She was still in the UK today, and was photographed by Lee Collins at Dawlish Warren Nature Reserve on the Exe estuary. Since leaving Lincolnshire at some point, 442/Featherstone has gone SW. The straight line distance is little different to that from Kielder Forest to Lincolnshire.

None of the Kielder GSM/GPS satellite tracked juveniles stayed this long in the UK, and 1B3/Farnley from Nest 6 was still in Devon yesterday.

Another link that should be of interest to you, Brian.

https://www.chronicle.gi/ancient-osprey-remains-discovered-in-vanguard-cave/