Welsh Osprey chick fledged (1 Viewer)

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Rhion

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• Aug 20, 2004

• #1

I hear that a pair of Ospreys at a secret location somewhere in Wales have fledged a chick. There have been rumours around that the pair near Porthmadog was not the only pair in Wales this year, but this one has been kept very quiet.

 

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gusford

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• Aug 20, 2004

• #2

Interesting - where did you hear this news? By now that chick would be quite old now.

 

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MOOSE

Member

• Aug 20, 2004

• #3

On Birdguides.

 

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Rhion

Well-known member

• Aug 20, 2004

• #4

There are details on the BBC website at : http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/3569776.stm

 

Chris Monk

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• Aug 20, 2004

• #5

On top of the Corncrakes breeding in Cambs this is a red letter day for birds in the UK

 

Tiger_mz

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• Aug 21, 2004

• #6

Rhion said:

I hear that a pair of Ospreys at a secret location somewhere in Wales have fledged a chick. There have been rumours around that the pair near Porthmadog was not the only pair in Wales this year, but this one has been kept very quiet.

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Very good news.

 

Tiger_mz

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• Aug 24, 2004

• #7

Tiger_mz said:

Very good news.

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There is an update to this story on the Rutland Water site. It has also been covered in the local Welsh News.

 

Gerry Hooper

Certified User

• Aug 25, 2004

• #8

Excellent news. Well Done to everyone concerned.
I was lucky enough to see an Osprey here on my regular early morning Sunday bike ride.Wouldn't it be great to have a healthy population down South!
Let os prey for more good news concerning rare breeding raptors in the South of England...........

 

desgreene

Well-known member

• Aug 25, 2004

• #9

Gerry Hooper said:

Excellent news. Well Done to everyone concerned.
I was lucky enough to see an Osprey here on my regular early morning Sunday bike ride.Wouldn't it be great to have a healthy population down South!
Let os prey for more good news concerning rare breeding raptors in the South of England...........

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I don't normally comment on spelling Gerry, but I thought "prey" was a good one for the subject matter

Des.

 

Gerry Hooper

Certified User

• Aug 25, 2004

• #10

It, or another, has just flown over the garden!!!

Time to put a mackarel on the bird table.

P.s.Des. Did I spell Mackarel correctly, it doesn't look right.

 

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David Bryant

Registered User

• Aug 25, 2004

• #11

Ospreys!

I've twice had Ospreys nearly land in my teensy garden! We're about 5 miles from Strumpshaw: I really thought Osprey was going to breed there a year or two ago: a pair over-Summered, but one was an immature!
(OBTW: mackerel!)

 

john.roberts

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• Aug 25, 2004

• #12

2nd Pair Breeding Ospreys

gusford said:

Interesting - where did you hear this news? By now that chick would be quite old now.

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HI.THE NEWS WAS PUT OUT LAST FRIDAY AT THE BIRDFAIR AND IT WAS PUT OUT ON THE BIRD INFORMATION SERVICES. ANOTHER RUTLAND WATER BIRD.
THESE RUTLAND BIRDS MUST FAVOUR WALES AND NO ARTIFICIAL NESTS FOR THESE BIRDS THOUGH MAY BE ONE OF THE SITES NEEDS A BIT OF HELP AFTER THIS YEARS BAD LUCK. JOHN.