Oh brilliant!!!Our first Osprey of the year flying over the fields on the edge of the village today
Certainly hope so,Delia.Could be a bird that's passing through heading north but It was on the nest just around 8amOh that's great news! A bit earlier than last year I think. Let's hope the nest does get used this year eh?
I'm with you there Burnie.... I'd not heard one round here for several years, until last year when I saw a couple during the early part of lock down. Then a few weeks ago I heard another one.A walk round our village produced some good numbers of Greenfinches, 2 years ago we had none, nice to see their recovery locally, good numbers of Skylarks singing too. A Grey Wagtail down by the stream
Hi Paul.... I think they're more inclined to swap duties at this time. So he'll relieve her from incubating leaving her free to go and exercise, freshen up and probably catch her own fish.
She'll return when she's ready.
Once the eggs hatch, nearly all the care of the young is left to the female. That's when he brings fish in.
I have just had a look at yesterday evenings footage, and there was a change over.Heard my first Willow Warbler of the year today at the new feeding station. Couldn't see the blighter though!!
As usual hiding in the trees (and there's a lot of them!)