Osprey update

[boxtops]

The Loch of the Lowes birds - Lady and Y7 - are still incubating the eggs in the nest If the egss are viable - and how wonderful it will be if they are! - then the rangers are looking for signs of hatching any time after May 20th - not long now!

[boxtops]

Well I agree at the moment, trim - I hadn't seen your news, excellent, you must feel very proud of your birdies!

[boxtops]

You wait 'til they're all fluffy, you won't be saying that then ;-)

[boxtops]

I do indeed. Last year watching the ospreys on-line, it was hard to realise that they were not being "managed" - they didn't know we were watching.

[ttfn]

Butt-ugly becomes fluffy? Not your wisest choice of word, boxy ;o)

[Chaffinch]

Great news Boxtops, My Great Tits, are back and forth every 2 mins, very busy, so I think the chicks have hatched (wich I had a camera like Trim). The Swifts are making so much noise in the eves in the evening, but I think it will be quite a while yet before they hatch. I wish there was some way of recording them and playing it on here (IT illiterate!)

[seadogg]

Still want to get to the ospreys boxtops but for now we have peregrines nesting on the sea cliffs to watch. Not so great for the auks and kittiwakes though!

[boxtops]

LOL @ ttfn!

[paddywak]

Bit boring at the ospreys while we wait to see if the eggs hatch, but I hope we get good news soon. I just hope we don't get the same as last year when we all thought we were going to lose The Lady.

[boxtops]

I hope not, too, paddy - I'm still amazed that she's back again this year, at all.

[paddywak]

Well shes a game old gal boxie and I'd like to think that she'll raise her three chicks and be back next year to raise some more, sadly at her age it's more likely that she'll fly off into the sunset having done more the her share to restore these beautifull birds to their place in British skies

[redman41]

Another week boxtops and there should be signs of life !

[tamborine]

My owls are busy all night & I can hear them hissing thru the cctv. The chicks should reveal themselves around June - have video ready :)

[redman41]

That will be interesting tambo ! I love the Owls, fascinating and comical.