Wednesday
26th March
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Female
White EJ turns
up on the nest unexpectedly. She had bred successfully for the
first time in 2002 at a nest 25km from LG. Staff learn from Roy Dennis that
this nest had blown down during the winter and help him
repair it. White EJ
returns to her nest.
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Sunday
6th April
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Olive
returns for her 10th successive year.
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Friday
11th April
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Last
year’s male, Black 8Y, fails to return but a
new male, ringed Ochre HV - soon to be named Henry,
arrives. He regularly delivers fish to Olive and she
accepts him as her new mate.
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Wednesday
16th April
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One
of four vanquished males from 2002, Black 6T,
challenges Henry but after a lengthy battle is seen off.
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Thursday
17th April
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Henry
is challenged yet again, this time by an unringed male,
and is defeated
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Friday
18th April
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The
new unringed male appears to be a young immature bird
who fails to support Olive. She is forced to leave the
nest to fish for herself and her absences become more
prolonged.
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Friday
2nd May
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The
unringed male has still failed to deliver fish to Olive
and she finally leaves without laying
Henry
returns and attempts to re-take the territory from the
unringed male. He succeeds.
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Monday
16th June
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White EJ
returns having been evicted from her other
nest.
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Friday
20th June
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Henry
proves himself to White EJ by his excellent fishing abilities
and they bond.
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Thursday
31st July
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Henry
returns minus his Ochre HV Darvic ring, which understandably
causes some initial confusion amongst the staff. He is left
with just the metal BTO ring on his right leg.
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Monday
4th August
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A
two year old male, hatched at a nest 50km from LG in 2001,
ringed Red 7J, intrudes at the nest but Henry quickly
sends him packing.
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Tuesday
5th August
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White EJ
last seen 1.27pm.
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Thursday
7th and Friday 8th August
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Red
7J reappears but is seen
off by Henry
and doesn't return.
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Sunday
7th September
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Henry
last seen early pm.
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