Author Archives: Rosieshields

Chick #1 is now 2 weeks old, so I thought I’d better update you on how things are going. The short answer is that things are going very well at present, but I hope that I am not tempting fate by saying that. Samson is doing a magnificent job of providing for his rapidly growingContinue reading “PROGRESS REPORT”

When the camera switched on at 0500, 2 things were immediately apparent. First was that there had already been a fish delivery and JW6 was busy tearing it apart to feed her family and second, that we now had 3 chicks, the youngest of which had hatched sometime in the previous 11 hours when theContinue reading “THREE CHICKS AND A BIT OF DRAMA”

Chick no 2 was already fully hatched and dry by the time the camera switched on this morning and we got our first sight of it at 0530, already able to wriggle around. Breakfish duly arrived a couple of hours later and both chicks were eager to taste the grayling that was on the menu.Continue reading “CHICK NO 2”

Well, Border Ospreys chick #1 of 2023 didn’t hang around. When JW6 gave us a quick look at the eggs at 1234, there didn’t appear to be any movement, although parts of them were covered with some straw but she was certainly lifting her body higher, supporting herself on her wings which looked suspiciously likeContinue reading “FIRST NEW ARRIVAL OF 2023”

I am now back with you and I thank you for your forbearance while I have been away. I am still reviewing several days of footage that I had missed but I can tell you that everything seems to be going well and we still have 3 eggs. Both adult birds have brought sprigs ofContinue reading “SOME EXCITING NEWS”

Third egg for Samson and JW6 this morning. He treated her by incubating the eggs for her while allowing her 5 minutes of crow bashing, which she thoroughly enjoyed.

I was too optimistic about the camera situation in the last blog but we did manage to get confirmation this morning that JW6 had indeed laid a second egg, probably yesterday. As with last year, she is now increasing the time she is incubating, leaving Samson more time to fish and do all his otherContinue reading “TWO EGGS AND AN APOLOGY”

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 toContinue reading “ME AGAIN. WE HAVE AN EGG!”

The happy reunion of Samson and JW6 (Juno) took place moments after I pressed the “publish” button on my last blog. Some very active bonding between the two birds took place within a few minutes and has continued unabated since! Samson has also fulfilled his side of the bargain with a steady supply of fishContinue reading “ALL SET FOR THE WAITING GAME”

SAMSON IS BACK!! He appeared on screen just after 0600 and has been around ever since. When I arrived in the field, I broke the first rule: don’t assume; check. I saw one bird deep in the nest and assumed it was JW6 but only got suspicious when “she” started to nest cup. “She” thenContinue reading “ABOUT TIME TOO”