Today has been fairly quiet compared to the last few days... OVS brought in two average sized, headless, fish and they swapped over incubating as expected. What was strange today was the arrival of an unknown bird. EJ did not alarm call when the bird landed, infact she gave a contact call as it approached. The question I was immediately asked was "Is it Henry?" Well I can't say for definite that it is not, however, I suspect Henry would have landed and stayed a while and staked a claim to his throne. I think it is more likely to be a returning chick than Henry. That is of course speculation, but the fact that EJ was very welcoming to this bird is a little strange. The bird was only on the nest for a couple of seconds so we didn't get chance to catch any leg rings..... 'Tis a mystery.
If this bird returns, and we can get a positive ID, we will let you know.
If you want to specifically help the Loch Garten Osprey Team 2008, you might consider supporting the RSPB. You can do this online via the RSPB website: http://www.rspb.org.uk/join, if you add the code PR08, your membership will be credited to the Loch Garten team.