Osprey return

The average is 330-1650 feet, but some satellite tracked birds were recorded over Andalucia at 6112ft and 9055ft. It's all a matter of getting into the right thermal and off they go.
Black 80 has arrived back at Threave on the Borders
 
Another Osprey egg at Manton Bay, Rutland :-)08 :-)08 :-)08

No sign of Monty and Glesni, or Mrs G and Aran but they're "due back" anytime now - just in time for some more snow!.
 
On Glaslyn Facebook page today - with pics of very hefty ringing net. Good luck with catching and re-ringing adult ospreys - should make some good video though!

"As part of our commitment to reduce the use of plastics, BGGW have decided to follow the European Wild Birds Directive F001 and not use the traditional plastic Darvic rings on our ospreys from this year onwards.
We have been working with our suppliers on a new durable wooden ring made from the hard-wearing tropical mali caci tree. Trials have been very encouraging and we have decided to ring any chicks this year with the new wooden rings.
We are also going to attempt to catch any ringed adult ospreys that appear at Glaslyn this year and replace any Darvic rings with the new wooden rings. We already have a net under the tree to try and catch B24 or 5F (if she turns up this year). All of our new wooden rings are coded from G01 to G100. If we are successful in catching B24 she will carry ring G01 and 5F will become G02...."
 
Hurrah. Keep an eye on twitter etc at Glaslyn and Dyfi as 17 Ospreys have crossed over the channel today been observed along coast from Portland -Dungeness and a few come in via Suffolk
 
And I missed Mrs G's arrival too! But who was that I just saw on the Dyfi nest?
 
Mrs G has been sorting out the opposition. Quote from Facebook page;

'What a wonderful moment when Mrs G landed on the Glaslyn nest this afternoon.Sheer delight for everyone. It was only a matter of seconds though before she was airborne again and chasing Blue 24. She landed again and defended her nest vigorously. Shortly afterwards she left the nest and returned just over 20 minutes later with a flat fish.
Having eaten her fill she took flight leaving the half eaten fish on the nest. Soon afterwards ariel combat was seen above the Pont Croesor nest where Blue 24 had been resting. Eventually both osprey were lost to sight. Less than 30 mins later Mrs G was circling above the visitor centre with a whole fish in her talons. Visitors to the centre had great sightings of her. She then drifted over to the hillside where quite a skirmish with a Red Kite took place. A little later she was seen flying towards the estuary, but this time without the second fish.
Just after 5pm she landed on the Pont Croesor nest with a third live fish. Three fish caught in one afternoon on her first day back at Glaslyn pays testament to her experience and fitness.
Mrs G, what an awesome osprey!'
 
Stuff of legends!
Can't help feeling a little sorry for Blue 24, for a while there she must have thought she'd inherited the manor house.
Did tune in to see a cheeky crow finishing off the flat fish in the nest though. Presumably while the drama was unfolding in the skies.
 
Marigold said:
I'm imagining a flock of ospreys, formation flying like the Red Arrows.
Or did they get a party rate booking on a coach?
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Now wouldn't that be something. They migrate alone though, although they will winter together, OH has a picture somewhere of 200+ ospreys loafing on a beach in Senegal,just waiting for the fisherman to come back as they throw them some fish.
Some good pics on either Loch of the Lowes or Loch Garten website of their Osprey seeing off a White tailed sea Eagle
 
A bit :oops: that I didn't recognise Blue 24 last night. It was only a fleeting glimpse combined with me hoping Glesni would arrive on the same day as Mrs G.

Anybody else missing the Dyfi chat?
 
Three eggs at the Manton Nest, Rutland Osprey project! Maya and 33 have been busy.
 
14:20 Monty home.

And I saw it :-)08 :-)08 :-)08 :-)08 :-)08 :-)08 :-)08 :-)08 :-)08
 
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