Author Archives: Rosieshields

Well, it has been over two weeks since we have seen (or heard!) JW6 around the nest site, so we can safely assume that she has started her migration. I’m not aware of any sightings of her as she journeyed south through England and she should be well on her way back to coastal CentralContinue reading “WINDING DOWN, CUTTING BACK AND WRAPPING UP”

Well, things seemed to have settled down a little bit after the excitement of May and there doesn’t seem to have been much to report on since my last blog. On 2 Jun we saw a new intruder appear on the nest, a rather boldly marked female with a left leg Darvic ring Blue 110.Continue reading “STALEMATE OR TOO MANY MATES?”

So, Saturday dawned and we eagerly looked to see who we had on the nest and the answer during the morning was……no one. Eventually, JW6 appeared and Samson brought her two large fish during the day, both pike. He kept showing her the centre of the nest, even lying down in it to encourage herContinue reading “MORE MUSICAL CHAIRS”

I’ve delayed writing a new blog hoping to be able to show you something tangible (like a clutch of eggs, or at least one) but I’ve been left scratching my head instead. However, I’m getting nagged that I haven’t updated you good people so I will do my best to speculate on why what isContinue reading “A PROGRESS(LESS) REPORT”

Steps have been quickly taken to make available another nest site nearby the original platform and it is hoped that, as it is early in the season and the birds had shown some interest in this alternative site earlier in the year, they may relocate and still be able to breed. Details are below. http://www.facebook.com/112009770236780/posts/490662659038154/

Words cannot begin to cover the abhorrence and sickness I feel about the events at Llyn Brenig osprey nest site last night. Yesterday we were celebrating the laying of an egg between a newly bonded pairing on the nest, built on a platform, just off the shore. Neither of last year’s pair had returned andContinue reading “LLYN BRENIG”

I wouldn’t normally expect to write another blog until the weekend but I thought you’d be interested to know that Samson attracted a fifth, and maybe even a sixth, female in the last couple of days and also had an unusual addition to the nest. Now, I know there are several osprey nests that youContinue reading “NEST ADDITIONS AND INTRUDERS”

Let’s have a guessing game to start this blog. Which female, if any, has been on the nest this last week? Hands up who thinks it was 3AF? OK, and Unringed? Bandit? No one? Well, good tries everyone ….. but you’re all wrong. It was JW6, of course!! Let me enlighten you. As is customaryContinue reading “MUSICAL CHAIRS – WHEN THE MUSIC STOPS”

My regular readers know that as soon as I declare something to be so, the ospreys nearly always proceed to do the opposite. Well, Covid restrictions haven’t dampened my ability (or theirs) in that respect and, no sooner had I said how settled 3AF (Astra) was than she upped and disappeared, just like she didContinue reading “FIFTY SHADES OF (OS)PREY”

Welcome to the new site for my blog. I hope you will find the new format easy to follow but still interesting to read. I will be adding features as we go along and it is very much a “work in progress” so please forgive any slips I make. My intention is to try andContinue reading “A NEW YEAR; A NEW WEBSITE”