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Thursday 2nd April
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White YA
returns at 2.59pm
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Saturday 4th April
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White YA
pays a visit to his brother's nest this morning, Kielder nest 2. He stays a few minutes rearranging sticks before returning to work on his own
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Sunday 5th April
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YA
spends time at Nest 2 again, renovating the nest and later mating with Mrs 37 following her return from migration at noon
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Tuesday 7th April
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See Nest 2 stats
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Thursday 9th April
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Mrs YA returns whilst the nest cams are off, between 5.30pm yesterday evening and 9.25am this morning. Normal service resumes!
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Friday 10th April
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A ringed female intruder lands on the nest. She was later identified from footage as White EB, hatched at Tweed Valley in 2007, who had also visited the Kielder nests last Spring. Mrs YA sends her packing.
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Friday 17th April
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Egg #1 laid 1.23pm
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Monday 20th April
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Egg #2 laid 1.53pm
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Thursday 23rd April
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Egg #3 first seen at 9.13am, shortly after today's streaming started (exact time of laying not known)
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Monday 27th April
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Blue 2H pays a visit. He fledged from Kielder nest 2 in 2012 and is the first Kielder born osprey to return to his natal area.
See: And the 'firsts' continue...
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Friday 15th May
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Blue 2H lands on the nest a total of 5 times today. An aggravated Mrs YA scoots him off
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Wednesday 27th May
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Egg #2 hatches 9.38am (39days 20hrs)
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Friday 29th May
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Egg #3 hatches. Chick first seen 9.24am (38days 19hrs when seen, though exact time of hatching not known)
[Egg #1, the lightest coloured of the three, fails to hatch. The egg continues to be incubated but appears light in weight when rolled]
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Saturday 30th May
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More persistent intrusions by Blue 2H today whilst YA is off the nest
See: Insouciance Personified
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Tuesday
30th June
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Ringing and Tagging
Chick #1 (F) (34 days)
Darvic ring right leg, blue/white VY
BTO ring left leg, no. 1174468
Satellite Tagged
Wing: 281mm Weight: 1780g
Chick #2 (F) (32 days)
Darvic ring right leg, blue/white VP
BTO ring left leg, no. 1174469
Wing: 248mm Weight: 1550g
Not tagged
See: Nest 1 Ringing
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Monday 20th July
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Blue VY fledges between 7.40am and 8.50am (54 days- rounded up) then Blue VP fledges at 5.52pm (53 days - rounded up)
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Wednesday 26th August
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Mrs YA last seen
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Sunday 30th August
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Blue VY starts migration c12.06pm (95days 2hours)
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Thursday 3rd September
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Blue VP last seen c11.09am (97days)
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Saturday
5th September
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White YA last seen
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