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This is not an update, but an historical piece, with thanks to Tiger over on the Dyfi thread and to scylla for having found it. In 2005 Henry arrived back at Loch Garten on 25 April and is somewhat dischuffed to discover eggs in the nest! EJ arrived back on 25 March and by 25 April had already had a...

As there have been two questions this afternoon relating to EJ's life story, I have updated the summary I assembled a while ago: EJ Biography 1997 EJ hatched at a nest near Bridge of Cally in north-east Perthshire, where she was ringed by wildlife artist Keith Brockie. Her “colour”...

Here are EJ and the chicks taken using my phone camera held to the telescope eye piece at the LG Centre. Caledonia is on the right. Here is Caledonia making a fly-past. Here is Caledonia about to touch-down on the nest. And here is EJ keeping an eye out from a tree close by...

Yep, definitely three

EJ, an osprey with a secret ...... well, rather a lot of secrets? I was telling a friend today that EJ was back. I also said that as far as I am aware, neither on any outbound, nor any return home migration flights, or during her 'winter' stay location or locations has she been seen (Positively...

June I agree its EJ. I can see the white Darvic ring I'm sure but can't make out the characters, but the behaviour and chest markings are right.

Remember it was EJ who 'told' us last year, at the time of Odin's return from migration....we who were watching the webcam then knew that Odin was very close, the comments are there on last year's forum to prove it.....so we knew via EJ that he was back, long before we actually saw him...

Barbara Jean: Its funny how we remember things early in the morning, so it was this morning that I realised I had a Keith Brockie book of sketches and paintings. It is available widely in used form, as well as in specimen condition. The title of the one I have is ' The Silvery Tay ' a first edition...

Barbara Jean: Keith Brockie is on Facebook. Also I tried Googling 'keith brockie osprey ringing bridge of cally notes' and found nothing much, except a blog callled 'Eagle cam' which if you use edit/find in the browser, it comes up with a lot of references to EJ and quotes RD/Alan verbatim...

EJ standing guard : her three chicks are still very vulnerable. 17.6.2010

As the chicks sleep off their last meal, EJ takes a quick break and returns with some more moss for the nest. (taken on 19.6.2010)

Odin brings a fish in the morning, and EJ carefully feeds the 2 chicks, who are already looking larger and stronger even though only a couple of days old. (25.5.2010)

EJ stretching and flapping her wings during the long egg-sit, not long now till they hatch. (taken on 20.5.2010)

EJ is waiting for her morning fish, & has a bit of a flap around to stretch her wings. on 16.5.2010

EJ rests quietly, on one leg, next to ODIN who is busy doing what is one of his favourite tasks, brooding the eggs.

EJ returns to find Odin is sitting on the 1st egg laid, but he will not get up to let her brood - she has to insist for quite a while.

Here's a familiar face, at Loch Garten.

No, not pens and pencils, but Rothes and Mallachie, neither making any exciting movements as far as we can tell from today's batch of data. Rothes has been mostly sitting by her favourite fishpond. At the Birdfair, Richard spoke to Naomi, the wife of one of the RSPB's directors, who was just...