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Thanks very much Alice. Still good news and that is the main thing. Glad the GRW went well. We will just have to be patient from now on.

Thank you one & all @ LG - what a fantastic season it has been!  Roll on April 2010

Thank you Alice, looking forward to hearing from you whenever....  As pip says roll on the spring!!!

Thank you so much, Alice.  I'll look forward to the weekly updates, whenever....  Thank goodness we have those!!

Thanks, Alice and all at LG ... still good news ... thank goodness we will still get some updates ... weekly or whenever!

It's been so good of you Alice, to keep us in the picture.  Good that the birds are still happy pootling around their respective areas, let's hope it stays that way with no dramas.

Thank you once again Alice for all your work keeping us up to date. Will miss the daily reports - but shall look forward to the weekly ones.  I wonder where Garten is?

Million thanks Alice and co-workers for interesting reading and updates this season. I'll ecco the rest, looking forward to updates, whenever they will appear.

Thanks a lot Alice, like everybody else says - will look forward to the weekly updates. Just as Libby says - "I wonder where Garten is?" - out in the big wide world - maybe not too far from R & M - we would never know if their paths have crossed! x

Although it's been said many times, many ways - thank you Alice - and all!

Ditto all comments- thank you for everything, LG.

Hi Alice. Just wanted to take this opportunity, as tracking goes weekly, to express my heartfelt thanks for all the updates throughout the season.

I really appreciate the fact that, alongside all the great work you do at LG, you and your colleagues have found the time to provide us with such regular, well written and informative posts.

So, take a bow Alice, along with Richard, David, Claire, Katie, Debbie, Ian and Malcolm (sorry if I've missed anybody out!).

Thanks Alice and everyone involved this season at LG

Thanks Alice for the daily updates we have been having. All the Team must be so busy with other tasks. Weekly updates - Yes, we shall survive, as we did last season.

Thank you Alice to you, and everyone at LG.  Will look forward to the weekly updates,  - and next spring of course!

Thank you Alice for the latest news on our birds and thank you to you and Richard for the Goose Roost watch on Sunday.  If better weather is predicted for next Sunday we may well take another trip down there and hopefully see more geese flying in to roost on the Loch.

Many thanks to all involved with the ospreys this year what a great year it has been with these wonderful birds and these wonderful people at L G that keeps us all updated on the welfare of these beautiful birds, it's been a great year for them compared with last year so everybody fingers crossed for another happy and eventful year 2010. Thanks to all bloggers All the best to you all .

Thanks once again Alice ( and volunteer team) for all the updates. Will miss the daily ones but look forward to seeing the weekly ones instead. Glad you were not flooded out and the goose roost went well but oh what a to do for the East coast and Stonehaven in particular. Lets hope thats the last they'll see of such rain for the time being anyway!!!

Look forward to the spring next year and new beginnings for lets hope EJ and Odin but only time will tell!!

Thank you for ALL your input Alice. I've really apprreciated it.

I would also like to add my thanks to the LG crew for the information and updates that we have been given during a very successful 2009 season. I think that the number of people that are now in the LG group shows just how much interest the ospreys have created globally and I think this is due to all at LG for giving of their time to keep everyone up to date with the goings on at LG as during the summer the updates were often done in the crews leisure time and for all their dedication we thank them and look forward to another rollercoaster of a ride in 2010.

Alice just wanted to add my heartfelt thanks for everything.  What a successful year which must bring a lot of uoy to you as well as all of us.  My thanks to all of course especially Richard who has taught us such a lot over the year.  Will miss the daily updates but will be looking forward to hearing as and when you have some data.  You are all just the best.

Alice, ( and the volunteers) thanks again for your excellent update. Will look forward to your weekly updates and hope the good news of R&M continues. I would still love to hear what you are doing (chainsaw etc.)

Well done LG team.....thanks for all your dedication and hard work. Will look forward to any updates there are. Glad there were some geese at the Goose Roost despite the weather. Take car all!!

A big thank you to you all at LG for all your updates over the season.  I shall miss the daily updates and all the exotic names my geography is improving.

oorlizzy -- Right with ya... all the tracking has improved my geography tremendously.  hahaha

And a huge THANK YOU to Team LG who make all this possible.  We'll be anxiously awaiting the next update and wishing all the best to the LG ospreys.

Thank you Alice for updates and thanks to everyone , I dont want to wish winter away - actually yes I do!! god speed Rothes and Mallachie keep safe and also you Garten (the one I love) roll on March when I shall be glued to the webcam to see who returns hopefully our EJ and Odin what wonderful parents you were , take care all Ospreys and I cant wait till June when I shall look after you again .

Many thanks - will keep checking in to hear from you ;-)      Re all the thanks and comments above.. DITTO!

Thanks again Alice and Richard, plus all the Loch Garten staff and many Volunteers for all you have done this season.

I look forward to reading any updates, as an when, you receive them, thank you for your dedication.

It's great to know they are still enjoying where they are...it must suit them .....at least for a while.... so must be their choice, after all the places they have visited:))))

Thanks Alice. You all must be so pleased with the year's work.

What a great year and thanks to everyone out there that has made this blog such a vibrant place.

for those of you that are interested I found this on the Surfbirds Forum;

Dear Osprey enthusiasts,

I just published a paper about a few previously unknown Osprey behaviors. “Osprey (Pandion haliaetus): Notes on unknown and poorly studied behaviors.” Bulletin of the Texas Ornithological Society. 2009, 42(1-2): 18-36. All described behaviors are documented in photographs and these photos are included in the paper. I can provide a copy of this paper if you are interested. Just send the request to mbb22222 at aol.com.

All the best,

Mark

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Thank you so much Alice & all at RSPB LG! Bloggers may be interested to know that BBC's Autumnwatch sent Simon King over to West Africa this week to look for ospreys amongst other birds! The programme is Friday at 8.30pm & may offer confort to those of us suffering withdrawl symptoms!!

Thanks Colneybird - I'll be viewing on Friday, and hope it will help with my withdrawal symptoms!

This is what the BBC have published at present for Friday's programme. Episode 6 of 8. But, yes, Simon has been tweeting from Senegal and has seen lots of ospreys as well. No doubt Friday's show will either tell us more or keep us in suspense, my bet is the latter!

Next on:

Friday, 20:30 on BBC Two (except Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue))

Synopsis

Chris and Kate are in the Lake District to witness a British wood at its seasonal best - a colourful and spectacular sight. The trees are host to red squirrels, jays and tawny owls - all very busy at this time of year.

Simon King is in Scotland to follow the fortunes of wild salmon - in autumn they face the daunting task of swimming many miles upriver to breed.

Gordon Buchanan is on the trail of another viewer's story, and Martin Hughes-Games demonstrates how to get more involved with the wildlife and the series.

About Autumnwatch - I think the relevant programme is on Friday week i.e. 13th November. This is copied from Radio Times online:

Friday 13 November 8:30pm - 9:30pm BBC2

Chris Packham and Kate Humble are in Pembrokeshire, south Wales, to find out how our marine wildlife is faring this autumn. Seasonal storms stir up a rich mix in our seas and it's at the coast where you can witness the results, whether it's by looking in a rock pool or simply combing the beach. Simon King's in Senegal, west Africa, on the trail of arguably Britain's most spectacular summer visitor - the osprey.

Thanks for that Sue C. Your detective work is always the best.

To Sue C, Yup, your lateral thinking pays off, thanks for clearing up the mystery. Two weeks ago I had RT online on my desktop, but have had all sorts of computer problems recently....so I have only a skeleton system running on a Paragon rescue disk at present.

Thanks jsb and Sue C, I will look forward to seeing The Senegal episode on Autumnwatch.

I didn't know that there was an online version of Radio Times.....I must have a look at that

Maybe Simon can show us if the UK birds in West Africa are building nests for their winter stay? I have never heard any discussion here or on Roy Dennis' site about setting up home, except roosting in trees or on rocky outcrops in Mauritania, for example. But here we have nest building in Florida.........

"As for birds of prey, northern harriers can be seen actively gliding over marsh areas, and Cooper’s hawks will be on the prowl for the new feeding opportunities brought on by the vast migration of smaller bird species into Florida. Eagles are engaged in spectacular aerial courtships, while their osprey cousins rebuild nests, high on a wide variety of naked perches close to their fishing sites."

I am assuming that these American ospreys would have come down from the north, to Florida, while some continue on to South America. Maybe they just enjoy their home comforts, despite not having to raise a family.

Ref:

www.wctv.tv/.../69278482.html

Belated thanks to Alice and all the other LG staff and volunteers.  It does feellike the end of the season now, doesn't it?  Hope we can all keep in touch through the 'new' blog arrangements this year.  You all lead such interesting lives and I'd miss all the info you provide - worldwide!

Well sleuthed Sue - sorry if I mislead anyone  but at least it has been sorted & we are wiser! One of Simon's tweets stated that the juveniles were inexpert fishers & I'm wondering if that might be the main reason for high mortality rates rather than dogey satnav? Anyway, it's good to know our trackees are safe for the present & it will be fascinating to learn more thanks to the tracking project.