Blog: Foulshaw Moss

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image of an Osprey bird close up at Foulshaw Moss nature reserve

Carry On Nesting

The Foulshaw Moss Ospreys are back in the UK! James is a student placement gaining experience in wildlife conservation alongside Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve Officer, Paul Waterhouse. Here he…

Blue 35 Osprey female perched with a fish in talons - spain - copyright Alberto Benito Ruiz

The Winds of Winter

An update on the chicks, Blue 35 enjoys the Spanish Sun, and I publish the most interesting of my Foulshaw Photos.

Osprey in Senegal

Heading south

Both our osprey team, and our ospreys head south.

Osprey chicks in nest 2017

Checking in on the chicks

In the weeks since my last post, there has been a burst of activity regarding our resident osprey chicks, from ringing them to fledging in a matter of weeks. Some of these events took place during…

Osprey chick close up

Blue 35 and White YWs offspring (that we know of)

A pair of ospreys, female Blue 35 and male White YW, has been breeding on Foulshaw Moss since 2014, and has successfully raised 8 chicks over the past 3 years. All ospreys hatched at Foulshaw Moss…

Osprey on nest

What to expect and when

The return of the ospreys to Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve has been pretty predictable over the past 4 years, normally they arrive within the first week of April.

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