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Know Your Osprey

If you’re an expert birder then you’re probably already pretty adept at picking out a distinctive bird like the osprey – but for those of us a little less expert in all things feathery it can be…

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Where are the osprey now?

As excitement mounts ahead of their return, there are a couple of questions that we often get asked about our lovely osprey – where are they now and how do we know they’ll be back?

Osprey chick 2014

Previously on Osprey Watch...

Christmas has nothing on the levels of excitement building towards April when we hope to see our osprey back at Foulshaw Moss. Last year we had a fantastically successful year with 3 chicks…

Still camera Empty nest July 2014

Going...going ...gone!

Well it had to happen. The only images coming back from Foulshaw Moss osprey cam now are that of an empty nest. Yes all our chicks had successfully fledged by mid-day on 24th July

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Getting bigger

Today's image sent from the nesting platform shows the three chicks now resembling adult birds more every day.

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Leg ringing

Big day as we get close to the chicks to fit leg rings

Still camera nest , adult and chicks 2014

Eating and sleeping

We are now receiving several images a day from the osprey nest camera at Foulshaw Moss

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