The Ospreys are back !!

Bad news at one of the Keilder nests where a Goshawk has taken 2 of the nearly fully grown chicks, despite the parents doing their best to protect their brood. Nature in the raw!!

I have been watching the Poole Harbour Osprey webcams since they hatched.  As you say peedee they look almost ready to go.  I shall miss watching them when they do! 

An interesting article, below, about the translocation of Osprey chicks from Scotland to Spain.

https://euroweeklynews.com/2023/07/15/twelve-scottish-osprey-chicks-arrive-in-pego/

Poole Osprey webcam showed 3 youngsters this am just now only 2 plus adult female I think.  Will check blog and webcam again in morning.

It was reported today at 16:25 that 5H3 had fledged, so perhaps that is why you see only 2 chicks on the nest, N1805.

A very sad blog about the taking by a Goshawk of one of the pair of juveniles from the next at Clywedog yesterday. This is about the 4th of this year's going that have been taken from watched nests by Goshawks so far this year.

https://johnwilliamswildlifeandlandscapephotography.wordpress.com/2023/07/19/tragedy/

Yes the chick 5H3 is sitting up on the camera this morning.  He had a flight last night apparently.  The other two won’t be long I’m sure. 

Think the first flight was at 0514hrs today. A short circle around the nest and back down again. He or she was off again shortly after. I don't think the first flight was yesterday but was in fact early this morning?

peedee