Foulshaw Ospreys

foulshaw2.bsky.social

19 May 2026 15:44

Eggs and legs. Changeover time as 717 flies off. Her blue ring's on her left leg, his is on the right. British Osps are now given blue rings - left leg for Scotland, right for England and Wales to narrow down ID. At 18, White YW is from a time before that! #FoulshawOspreys #Birds #Cumbria

Graham Appleton

wadertales.bsky.social

13 May 2026 11:33

Great Turnstone sighting! Waders often use the same 'service stations', each bird creating its own annual migration route. By overlapping these routes you can produce a network of important sites for a species, as discussed here (Black-tailed Godwit). wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/01/09/h...

Graham Appleton

wadertales.bsky.social

29 April 2026 17:09

It's important that France renews the ban on hunting Curlew, each year. wadertales.wordpress.com/2018/07/30/b... Birds tagged when wintering in Brittany return to English and Scottish breeding sites. Species is 'near-threatened' globally. wadertales.wordpress.com/2015/11/03/i... #ornithology

East Dales Ringing Group

edringing.bsky.social

29 April 2026 17:09

Avocet sightings are coming in thick and fast at this time of year! Lime/Blue Red/Orange was originally ringed @nosterfieldnr.bsky.social in May 2014 Over its 12 years it’s regularly returned to the area in spring and was resighted again at the reserve on April 19th this year

Foulshaw Ospreys

foulshaw2.bsky.social

25 April 2026 09:50

It's hot out there in the sun. That's why the Osprey's beak is open. They keep cool by gular fluttering, a way for birds to control their own temperatures. Part of their throat pumps air through helping to cool them down. It's their equivalent of panting. #Birds #FoulshawOspreys #Cumbria