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Originally Posted by goosey
It has been confirmed that the pair are the same as last year, Ospreys have disinctive plumage so they can be identified from that. This will be the 8th year the same nest has been used.
They spent the winter in The Gambia or Senegal seperately after leaving Bassenthwaite last September, the female left first then the male left later with the three young. It is the first time ever a pair has returned on the same day.
These Ospreys are such an important occurance in Cumbria (England) as they had been extinct for 150 years prior to 2001. Although Ospreys returned to Scotland in the 1950's.
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After seven successful breeding seasons at a nest in Wythop Woods on the shore of Bassenthwaite Lake on the 23rd April the ospreys surprised everyone by moving to a new nest - on the opposite side of the Lake.The new nest is on an artificial platform, which was installed by the Osprey Project team to encourage more ospreys to settle in the Lakes. Now they are on the side where the observation point is, so itīs all go preparing a new obsevation platform and getting cameras installed to view the new nest, but need to make sure there is no disturbance to the birds.
Fingers crossed now for some eggs!