Morven has done well with a full brood of three young this year
Still incubating
May 29, 2013
I was watching Morven last evening – for a change a beautiful sunny evening with a brilliant red sun sinking below the horizon behind me through the trees. She was incubating low in the nest – occasionally looking at roe deer coming out to graze in the field and watching two RAF Tornados flying back over her to Lossiemouth. Then in the rapidly approaching dark her mate, yellow HA, came in at 10.12pm with half a trout and did a change-over to allow Morven to have a feed before the night incubation. A lovely hhour of osprey and wildlife watching.
Definitely back at nest
April 14, 2013
At midday on 12th April I saw Morven at her nest for the first time; she was perched on the top of next door Scots pine and I could see her transmitter and colour ring. She fluttered down to the nest to give intruder calls as an osprey passed overhead and then slowly flew off to join it. Great that she has made it back after a difficult spring migration weather wise.
No definite sign
April 12, 2013
Since 7th April I have not identified Morven at her nest site and I think the earlier report could have been incorrect. A new female which we saw briefly last summer is at the nest with last year’s male (Morven’s mate). There’s still time for her to arrive.
Morven’s home!
April 4, 2013
Just received an email from my friend Anne in Moray (I’m updating the website while on a project in Mallorca) that she saw Morven on her nest this afternoon at 3.30pm. Great that she is back again – I look forward to seeing her when I get back at the weekend.
Still there on 25th
March 27, 2013
Adolfo saw Morven again on the estuary on 25th March – raining so may be she will stay until it clears – not good weather for migration in western Europe all the way north to Scotland
Morven seen in North Spain
March 22, 2013
Today I received an exciting email from our friend Adolfo Villaverde in North Spain
“Hi Roy. Morven`s back at Villaviciosa marshes. Your´re osprey is on its way back to scotland. Best regards, Adolfo”
Adolfo has seen Morven at his local marshes in several years and it was great to get this email, because we have not heard of her since the last transmission from the transmitter last year. Hopefully I’ll soon see her back at nest B01.
Flying through Morocco
September 8, 2012
A few non GPS locations have come in from Morven’s transmitter – the direct overhead sun has kicked it to work. She was roosting 60 miles south of Agadir on night of 5th/6th and in the morning of 7th was flying south, west of Smara
Satellite transmitter gives a signal or two
September 3, 2012
Morven was in southern Extremadura, Spain, at 2217GMT on 1st September and near Meknes, Morocco, at 1646GMT on 2nd September – she’s well on her way to the wintering grounds
