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Originally Posted by goosey
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!
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It is believed that the female has laid 3 eggs - the same as last year, 3 is a usual clutch for ospreys.
Only a few days after the birds moved to the new site, it is thought that the first egg was laid on the 26th or 27th of April,
Incubation is carried out mainly by the female and takes between 34-40 days, so the eggs should hatch in early June.
