With their unexpected move to a new nest this year, we have been forced to turn detective to work out whether the eggs have hatched in the Lakes osprey nest.
On Saturday, the female osprey started sitting much tighter on the nest and has since only occasionally left the nest for ‘comfort breaks’, while on Monday the male increased his food delivery frequency to the nest, bringing four fish in an hour!
Based on this behaviour we are confident that at least one chick has hatched.
The ospreys’ unexpected move has meant that visitors to the viewpoints at Dodd Wood are now getting better views of the birds than ever before. With the male delivering more food to the young, this a great time to visit the osprey viewpoints.