These birds think I’ve got nothing better to do than write about them!
Today was the 11th day that Samson has been back and, as I inferred yesterday, he and JW6 have certainly been making up for lost time. Their behaviour this morning suggested that something had changed on the nest and I managed to work out a solution for the camera to get sufficient footage to show that, sometime this morning, JW6 laid her first egg of 2023.
As with last year, she seems quite content for Samson to incubate for extended periods, although quite how he was expected to incubate and also answer her insistent calls for a fish, I have no idea. She did deign to sit on the egg to release him for fishing duties but was quite reluctant to resume incubation when she’d finished the fish that he subsequently brought.
The next egg is due on Friday by which time I hope to have a fully functioning camera system again. I’ll let you know what happens.
Border Ospreys 
Great news Rosie, thanks for the update, keep them coming please (the updates and the eggs!!)
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I’ll certainly do the former, Jackie. I don’t have much control over the latter!!
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Really great news
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We will come for a visit but will let things settle for another week before coming.
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If you wait for things to settle before you come, Joan, you might be waiting for quite a while. These two seem to like drama!
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Yippee!! Maybe she’ll stay put a bit longer now. Or is she an emancipated woman?
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Haha. Who knows? Maybe she thinks Samson is a modern man.
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Great news, Rosie! Keep it coming please.
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Aww! That is wonderful news. Thank you for all the updates until we are able to visit👏👏
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Brilliant news Rosie – it was that big stick that did it 😉
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I’m afraid it didn’t last to see the egg laid, but vanished over the edge sometime in the last few days! I think JW6 might have helped it on its way.
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