ESTLAT Osprey Nest 1 Webcam Discussion 2012

macdoum · **Posted:** May 6th, 2012, 7:58 pm

19:56 Both briefly on the nest.
19:58 Male alone.

maertha · **Joined:** May 5th, 2010, 9:10 pm **Posts:** 2101

unp wrote:

maertha wrote:

It appears as if the female is in the nest or on this place very close to the nest quite often now. I´m curious if we will see an egg here soon. Hope so. :rolleyes:

"However, the age of a pair and of its bond influenced laying dates and courtship periods more than food intake. Older and more experienced pairs arrived earlier and laid eggs more quickly than younger pairs." (http://www.avibirds.com/pdfsu/V/Visarend1.pdf) In this 1982 study, the courtship period of 12 females varied from 17 to 31 days.

"The arrival of the female is followed by a period of courtship that can last for up to three weeks." (http://newyorkwild.org/osprey/osprey_info.htm)

"Female Osprey lay 3 - 4 eggs within a month" (http://www.animalcorner.co.uk/endangere ... sprey.html)

In UK this year, the Lady of the Loch returned on March 30 and laid the first egg on April 14.
Here, this lady arrived at this nest on April 27. So it may take some more time. :dunno:

Thanks for the information, unp!

b.h-p · **Posted:** May 7th, 2012, 12:30 am

thanks for photos, reports and information :2thumbsup:

from today

I´ll add some glimse of mine from the day

9.52 male in nest

14.23 female has just left for the place above nest near cam. male starts working on nest

18.07 after heavy wind and a shower female came to nest but just for few seconds went then to sittingplace above nest. Male came 1-2 minuts later to nest, spent a lot of time preening himself

b.h-p · **Posted:** May 7th, 2012, 12:40 am

18.53 female came to nest and I went of once again

and less than a minut later I had to turn back because…. Just got the end of the mating, but it looked successful

19.28 female was in nest and the male arrived, with half a fish which she got and flew away with, and he did some nestwork…………….. 19.49 she was back again………

21.05 female alone in nest…………………. And that was the last for today

NancyM · **Posted:** May 7th, 2012, 6:19 am

Monday, May 7

I have been away for a bit, and I cannot see the pictures from b.h-p :cry:

This morning, around 5:30, I saw this non-ringed osprey on the nest. This is not the same female that I have been watching - who is this??

NancyM · **Posted:** May 7th, 2012, 6:26 am

5:47
Unringed female jumps down to nest. The ringed male flies in with a fish!

I thought the Female picked it up with her right foot and flew off, but looking at the snapshots, now I think the male did that. :puzzled:

NancyM · **Posted:** May 7th, 2012, 6:51 am

6:23 Osprey trying out the nest for size

b.h-p · **Posted:** May 7th, 2012, 10:15 am

NancyM wrote:

Monday, May 7

I have been away for a bit, and I cannot see the pictures from b.h-p :cry:

This morning, around 5:30, I saw this non-ringed osprey on the nest. This is not the same female that I have been watching - who is this??
.............................

@ NancyM I really don´t know what had happened over night, and when I get time I´ll try to get the photos back.

have now tried to replace the links whit new - and it seems to work - for ever i hope

10.28 male came to nest, perhaps he brought nestmaterial? and he did leave again after few minuts.

alice44 · **Posted:** May 7th, 2012, 10:41 am

b.h-p wrote:

NancyM wrote:

Monday, May 7

I have been away for a bit, and I cannot see the pictures from b.h-p :cry:

This morning, around 5:30, I saw this non-ringed osprey on the nest. This is not the same female that I have been watching - who is this??
.............................

@ NancyM I really don´t know what had happened over night, and when I get time I´ll try to get the photos back.

have now tried to replace the links whit new - and it seems to work - for ever i hope

10.28 male came to nest, perhaps he brought nestmaterial? and he did leave again after few minuts.

It sounds like it was not too much work to fix it.

b.h-p · **Posted:** May 7th, 2012, 2:05 pm

no it wasn´t that difficult to get photos from yesterday back, nice

both Ospreys have been in and out from nest some times during the time from about 9 to now.
And they have been surpricingly quiet, haven´t "talked" much.

According to sounds one of them may rest above nest right now.

And while editing this above 14.08 both arrived to nest, a mating, and male flew off again

and now I´m off for some hours :wave:

jopie · **Posted:** May 7th, 2012, 4:13 pm

First egg at the fish eagles place
She made a very special sound after each time she pressed for the egg, almost goose-like

Flex · **Posted:** May 7th, 2012, 4:18 pm

Yes, actually the first egg:

Olga · **Posted:** May 7th, 2012, 4:26 pm

Congratulation for the first egg!

Thank you very much all of you, for the pictures and information during the last days! :2thumbsup:

These birds are shocking beautiful! :bow:

ame · **Posted:** May 7th, 2012, 4:26 pm

first egg! :loveshower:

congratulations!

and the lucky parents are? :rolleyes:

there have been soooo many ospreys. :slap:

who are staying? the female doesn't have rings. how about the daddy?

Bea · **Posted:** May 7th, 2012, 4:27 pm

That´s so great - Osprey on egg :loveshower:

unp · **Joined:** November 17th, 2008, 12:52 pm **Posts:** 205

First egg

Less than two weeks after arrival :puzzled:

Mutikluti · **Posted:** May 7th, 2012, 5:12 pm

Good evening! :wave:

An egg!

ame · **Posted:** May 7th, 2012, 5:15 pm

lovely video, thank you unp! :thumbs:

so laying an egg wasn't easy for this bird either. it's hard work. :nod:

- how long did it take for Tiina Mrs BS to lay her first egg after Tiit Mr BS came? only few days? i think they were quick!

macdoum · **Posted:** May 7th, 2012, 5:30 pm

ame wrote:

lovely video, thank you unp! :thumbs:

so laying an egg wasn't easy for this bird either. it's hard work. :nod:

- how long did it take for Tiina Mrs BS to lay her first egg after Tiit Mr BS came? only few days? i think they were quick!

I think the LSE Tuuli was the quickest of all. She laid her first egg the day after Remo arrived. She did have a fling with another LSE before he arrived.. :whistling:

Congratulations to the osprey pair here. :loveshower:

macdoum · **Posted:** May 7th, 2012, 5:45 pm

Mr. O had better step up his fish deliveries now. Mrs O will need food and attention. :shake:

She will need to be seconded on the nest too.

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