The Ospreys are back !!

Whoopee  --  two strange characters seen on the osprey nest at Loch Garten -- 

Oh Botheration   !!  It was just a pair of fiddling humans .

Sadly it seems that the RSPB et al  have surrendered and accepted 2019 as an osprey free year at Loch Garten & have tidied up the nest to try to entice young O's to the nest. The Cameras are removed, the grass growing there has been removed and the 'cup' has been lined with, I think, peat based padding to avoid young, nervy birds from being scared off.  Also the local area has a few trees growing which were not there when the first O's arrived. Apparently Scottish Natural Heritage may be approached to see if permission can be obtained to remove some of them, so there is less chance for predators such as goshawks and pine martens etc to hide in the immediate area.

Why on earth do we humans interfere with nature?

I was there 60 yrs. ago (approx.) when the birds were first introduced and successfully nested, rearing young. 

Why do some busybodies in the RSPB seem to think that the birds want us to do their housework and cleaning etc.?

Leave it alone and it will either continue successfully, ad infinitum or become a failed site due inappropriate location or human interference.

For goodness sake leave things alone.

Surely the very act of re-introduction of them, by humans I may add, was "interfering with nature", as you said!!  How hypocritical can you get!!

That interference has resulted in approximately 60 yrs of habitation at site by the Ospreys, so what is wrong with the present day RSPB helping the continuation of occupancy of the nesting site?

Just to help calm this down a little --

  In the few days since the "nestwork" took place Ospreys have been seen on the nest, even bringing in a 'twig' or three. Without the camera functioning it has proved impossible to see if they are ringed or un-ringed BUT on site staff are reasonably sure that what they are seeing looks promising for occupation / nest claiming which may auger well for the future !!

You'll be pleased to note Brian that the first Osprey is back on his nest in Scotland. SWT have confirmed LM12's arrival at Loch of Lowes near Dunkeld.

Nellie also said there was one at Rutland when he was there a week or so ago.

OH THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU,  WN.

Sorry for shouting but you've just made an old man very happy  .

Loch Garten site is, at present, undergoing refurbishment so the cameras are still down. Guess I will have to get my osprey pleasure from the posts you lot put on here.  For which I thank you all

Plenty of Osprey overhead and stopping to fish here.  I’ve seen 2 but I believe there are 8 around the area

Sorry, a bit late with this but when we were down in Rutland two weeks ago there was a pair (well 2 any way) one on the nest  and a second one on of the branches close by. We were much too far away to be able to see the leg rings.

A female did briefly visit the nest in Loch of Lowes a few days ago but not seen any news since. Early days yet.

BBC Cumbria T.V. news has a report of Ospreys and eggs at the Foulshaw Moss nest this week  !!