Well it has been a really bad year for ospreys getting back. There was bad weather in Spain and a lot of the birds were delays. The Bassenthwaite female Green XS is missing presumed dead. Similarly the Dumfries & Galloway male is missing. I think one other bird is missing too but I cannot put my finger on which one it is possibly Aberfoyle.
1 Egg:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: Henry is just taking over.
We were thinking of visiting the D & G ones in the next few weeks (Is this the one you can check out at Wigtown). Saw them 2 years ago. So does this mean no thing happening there?
Can you tell me how to find any updates for these as all I seem to find is relating to previous years.
I hope I am wrong but I have one of those feelings,that its not going to happen this year.
Hands up - how many people believed that we were going to see another egg? Also, the blog mentions something about naming the chick....any suggestions?
Hi Folks,
I have just seen the blog, I was busy with Malta last night. I have apologised to Henry who is sitting at the moment and of course congratulated him. Never satisfied I wonder if there will be any more? will this one hatch or did EJ use all her energy, whatever producing the first lot.
The blog says it is 25 years since they have seen a second clutch.
Of course our birds will do it, they are out there on their own in a league of their own, sorry don't know how else to put that and they have got to pass those strong genes on to another generation, we don't want wimps.
Whoopee raining here but a great excuse to sit and watch the cam.
Ann
Osprey Fanatic :flowers: :flowers: :egghead:
Strange that they are saying that there has only been one other second clutch laid since 1954. In 2005, the last time Henry smashed the eggs it was said in the Loch Garten diary that there had been seven second clutches since 1954.
I Did notice that you had mentioned the fact about 7 times since '54 in a previous post. i was going to ask you where you got the data from - you have answered that. I think second clutches are probably more common than we think - but as only a few osprey nests are actually monitored (so i am told) - the data could be skewed.
Well unfortunately the 2005 diary has been taken offline and try as I might I cannot get a reference to the seven second clutches. I have to have read it as it is a figure in my mind.
I am not sure but I think the Warden from that year is now at Aberfoyle - Andrew Simkins? I will try and get in touch with him to see where the figure comes from. I really want to know as I am interested in how big a feat EJ has performed this year - is she really such a special bird.
Over many years,I have read about second clutches being laid as well as "frustration" eyries being built in Scotland.I was surprised that the "blog" stated such a thing.As said previously,Roy Dennis is the main man,who probably knows more about the species (especially in the UK) than anyone.