It has been a frustrating week or so at Foulshaw. Lots to do, that simply hasn’t lent time to update the blog as much as I would wish. I am pleased to note however, that we do have two osprey…

One of our cameras at Foulshaw Moss captured this image this morning and it has certainly turned out a wonderful Spring morning.

Osprey sleep at night ! If with eggs or chicks, the female will usually sit on them with their head tucked under one wing. The male usually spends the night in very close proximity perched in a…

The osprey is listed on the Amber List of UK birds of conservation concern because of the long-term population decline and since it is a rare breeding bird in the UK

It was nice to have a conversation with Joanna recently who has been involved with ospreys making a successful come-back over in Northumberland.

This image of the female hunkering down in the nest trying to keep her (hopefully) eggs warm and dry was taken on Saturday morning. The colour of the sky and the expression of the bird says it…

Our pair of birds have decided for the second year to make their nesting home on a ready built platform. The artifical nest is located high up in a tree right in the middle of the very, very wet,…

It wasn't too long after the ospreys arrived at Foulshaw that the female started spending more time sitting on the nest.

These are great shots taken from one of our nest cameras showing the birds bringing in fish and eating them on the nest. Osprey feed almost exclusively on fish

Introducing our Foulshaw ospreys their leg rings and our newly installed trail cam