Author Archives: Rosieshields

Juno finally allowed us to see that there were 3 eggs and, at present, we are on track for the hatching window to open on 30 May. She has continued to make me eat my words of last year and she has been an attentive and careful incubator – when she has been allowed onContinue reading “THE LONG WAIT”

Well, I know you’ve all been waiting to hear whether Juno laid a third egg yesterday and I can tell you that she did…..probably. However, handover of incubating duties have been very slick, Juno seems to have particularly feathery pantaloons and the loss of the nest camera for 24 critical hours have combined to leaveContinue reading “A COMPLETE CLUTCH?”

A very quick note to say that Juno has laid a second egg today, right on time. As a first time breeder, she may stop at 2 but, if she lays a third, it’s likely to be on Saturday. So far, Samson has been the keener of the two to incubate but she has beenContinue reading “A SECOND EGG”

As those of you who read my last blog will know, one very important condition had to be met before I was prepared to give our female, JW6, a name. She was such a nuisance last year with chasing off any rivals but then not being prepared to settle down with Samson, that I saidContinue reading “HER NAME IS JUNO”

I know many of you have been wondering what has been happening since Samson appeared last Monday and whether he’d found a willing female this year. Well, I wanted to make sure that we weren’t witnessing a flash in the pan but he has found a female and she seems very interested in breeding. WhatContinue reading “MIGHT SHE?”

Well, having kept us on the edge of our chairs, given us sleepless nights and worried our fingernails down to the quick, Samson arrived this morning and was on the nest at 0913. He’s since had a wash and brush up and is now working away redecorating the nest after our feeble attempts to makeContinue reading “PHEW!!!”

A very quick blog from your intrepid reporter standing in the middle of a field on a very cold but sunny Sunday morning, to tell you that JW6, our female from last year, has returned. An osprey was first seen here on 2 Apr at 1630 and her identity was confirmed this morning. We areContinue reading “IT BEGINS AGAIN”

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”