I was actually watching the live feed this morning when, at 1012, Augusta laid her third egg to complete her 2026 clutch (a fourth egg is technically possible but most unlikely). I haven’t got a clear picture to show you yet but, on handover of incubating duties, it was noticeable that Samson had his normal difficulty in manoeuvring the eggs for the first time to get all 3 underneath him!
So now we settle down for the incubation period and we will be looking for, fingers crossed, hatching at the end of May. Let’s hope we have a peaceful, drama-free month of May.
Border Ospreys 
wonderful news and great photo
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A very lovely looking female Osprey. Well done Augusta and congratulations Samson. Thank you K Ramsay for sharing the photo of Augusta. And thank you Rosie for the Blog. So far so good; may the season continue well for this nest and the happy couple.
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Thanks for the update Rosie, exciting and nerve-wraking times ahead.
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Nooooooo! We don’t want any nerves being wracked, thank you. A nice, peaceful, productive year is what we’re after.
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