Super sweltering today which saw more Osprey excitement and a potential mystery solved. Earlier in the week our new male ‘374’ returned to the harbour, and was joined by an unidentified ringed female. We weren’t able to read the ring on Wednesday of the new arrival, but since then, a mystery Osprey has been hassling our pair at the nest site, and at around midday our Osprey engagement officer, Mya, got a great photo as the mystery bird flew over our viewing platform, revealing leg ring number ‘1H1’. This is  a 2022 Rutland born female who actually visited us about a month for the first time. Is this who was with ‘374’ on the nest platform on Wednesday? He himself then appeared this afternoon in Middlebere, and although he didn’t appear on any nest platforms, it’s great to hear he’s come back! All eye’s to the sky’s this weekend and lets hope they encounter each other again and find a nest platform to settle on. Also this evening there were 5 Spotted Redshank in Middlebere.

2022 born Rutland female Osprey ‘1H1’ causing mischief at the nest site