Ospreys in Wales in 2011
The Glaslyn ospreys hatched the first osprey chick of 2011, and it's the earliest ever osprey chick to hatch on record in Britain. Three chicks have fledged from the Glaslyn nest. A second pair have nested at the Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust's Cors Dyfi Nature Reserve, and these birds have raised the first ospreys here since 1604! They have reared 3 chicks, which will be tracked by satellite when they leave on migration.  LADY OF THE LOCH Lady, as she has become known, is a remarkable 25-year-old bird (Ospreys live on average just 8 years), that has raised 48 chicks so far, at Scottish Wildlife Trust's Loch of the Lowes wildlife reserve. This is her story. More details
Loch Garten ospreys
The 'resident' pair at Loch Garten Osprey Centre, EJ and Odin, have produced 3 eggs and the first hatched out succesfully on 19th May. 2011 marks EJ's 9th season at the popular RSPB Scotland reserve having returned to the nesting site earlier than expected. She was joined a few weeks later by her partner Odin. Having prepared the nest and settled in to life in their summer home, the couple produced a clutch of eggs, the first arriving in the early hours of the 14th April. There has been trouble with an extra male osprey too.
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Aberfoyle ospreys
A new pair of ospreys have taken up residence in 2011, but sadly, for the third year in a row, the nest here has failed. See Queen Elizabeth Forest Park & the David Marshall Lodge Caerlaverock ospreys
Last years ospreys are raising two chicks at WWT Caerlaverock. Loch of the Lowes
'Lady' has laid 2 eggs this year, making an extraordinary total of 60 in her lifetime. However the eggs have not yet hatched, and it appears that the nest has probably failed. Read how to see the ospreys at the Loch of the Lowes wildlife reserve Threave Ospreys 3 eggs being incubated. Ospreys have been breeding here on the banks of the River Dee for a few years; the current pair have been nesting at Threave since 2009, when a new nesting platform was installed. They raised 3 chicks in 2010. More about Threave Nature Reserve | Lake District ospreys
Last years pair have returned to a new nest, so the preinstalled nest cam just shows an empty nest! Chicks are due to fledge in mid July. More about the Lake District Ospreys, at Bassenthwaite. Rutland ospreys
Two pairs have raised 4 chicks between them at Rutland in 2011. However one of the breeding male ospreys has disappeared in suspicious circumstances. Read more. More about Rutland Water Nature Reserve. Border ospreys - Chicks Tweed Valley Ospreys have 3 chicks in the main nest, which are just about ready to fledge. The new camera is really wonderful and the live images are crystal clear with the sounds of the forest also relayed back to the centre. There is a second nest with chicks too. More at Peebles osprey watch Northumberland ospreys For the first time on record, two pairs of ospreys have reared chicks at Kielder in 2011. The new pair have used an artificial nest. Read more about the Kielder ospreys How to see the Kielder ospreys at Kielder Forest The Kielder ospreys fledged three chicks in 2009. Photo credit Forestry Commission. . Wigtown ospreys The osprey pair at Wigtown Bay have reared two chicks in 2011. Two ospreys ready to fledge at Wigtown Bay |
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