No sign of egg number two yet
It looks hot on the osprey nest today as the birds bask in the spring sunshine. AW has flown in to take his turn on the nest 3 times today, once with a fish for his mate. We have also seen a mating attempt on the nest this morning, a precarious operation as the female sits on the egg! By 4pm this afternoon there was still no sign of a second egg, hopefully later this evening or tomorrow morning.
Good news from AWs home at Wigtown Bay, HD & EP have a clutch of 3 eggs.
More good news from NTS Threave, 5 ospreys were seen at the nest site yesterday and the regular pair sat tight on the nest till the 3 interlopers flew off.
Dumfries & Galloway is fast becoming a great place to watch opsreys with three very different viewing sites. here at Caerlaverock we have live CCTV from the nest and a chance to see the birds fishing in the Solway. At NTS Threave near castle Douglas you can actually see the nest from a special viewing platform near the castle and at Wigtown bay there is one of the best CCTV systems beaming live images to the Town Hall viewing room. There are also other birds about so you never quite know when you may see one of these spectacular birds in this area.
