Tag: marsh harrier
Sep 5th by Ian under Bird Watching
22/8/10, yesterday 21st there was strong south wind, so I half expected the Ospreys would be gone, but the male was perched by the eyrie and a juvenile was on the eyrie, food begging. On the estuary I caught up with the female and another juvenile, so one juv missing, it could be heading south. I spotted a wing tagged male marsh harrier but could not determine the colour or whether it had two wing tags, suspect it is one of this years juvs as the male adult has no tags, and it’s plumage was brand new, not a feather …
24/7/2010
As I expected the eyrie is now empty and an Osprey was perched on the top of the highest tree nearby. Ospreys are really nosey, when you watch them doing nothing they are always alert, and like to perch high to get the best view. I could not sex the bird on the tree, due to having its back to me and its head out of sight. Later I did pick up the female on a post with a fish, I suspect a pike as I could just make out a rounded tail fin, she sat for a while …
Jun 13th by Ian under Bird Watching
Saturday 11 June 2010, back of 8.00 am, Both adult Ospreys at eyrie, male on nearby perch, female on eyrie rim. Chicks not visible and she is not begging for food so presume chicks have been fed. Grey squirrel in next door tree emerges from the foliage on a leafless twig and chatters at the ospreys, never seen that before. Also never seen the female take off with a fish and fly around, which she did when I returned after looking for the Marsh harrier. She did this twice, see picture of her landing, was this to encourage the chicks …
How satisfying can it be to have fieldfares chuckling in the background while you are watching newly returned Ospreys?
I have a site I have regularly watched for 4/5 years and from that choice of time you should be able to tell I’m not a note taker with observations. I should be, but I’m not, I take the pleasure from being there not from the formal note taking from observation. Cognitive indolence.
Last week the 28th March I thought “my” Ospreys would have returned, no sign, this week 4th April both are there and attempting to copulate, I say attempting …