We were hoping it may happen today and it did! Female Osprey CJ7 arrived back at her nest site at around midday, firstly with a fish and playing camera shy, sitting on the perching branch above the nest cam before eventually dropping down on to the nest around 12:30pm and starting to make her self feel at home. She didn’t do too much home prepping, just a small bit of branch clearing and nest scraping, but we hope that over the next few days/weeks she settles in some more and begins to make the nest site her 2021 home again. You can watch al the comings and goings of the nest on our website HERE or on our YouTube Channel HERE, What a great day!
Also, the other female Osprey from yesterday evening was on the Middlebere nest all day, and although initial doubts set it, we think it could well be ‘Beaky’. Similar return date, similar behaviour, similar plumage and features. If so, it could mean that that she’ll stick around for a while giving all the more reason for some more males to arrive this spring!
Also, the first Reed Warbler of the spring arrived at Swineham and there was a Sedge Warbler too with 3 Little Ringed Plover on the scrape. A Ring Ouzel was at the Houseboast, Studland and Swallow were arriving throughout the day at various site sand a Great White Egret was in the Lower Frome Valley with 2 Marsh Harrier.
Cj7 arriving back at midday on the webcam nest platform
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