April 2013. The Borders' ospreys have heralded that spring
is on the way - because there is now an egg in their nest.
First in Scotland
Everyone involved in the Tweed Valley Osprey Project is excited about the early breeding success, as the birds only arrived back from their winter sojourn on 3 April - and the team believe it is the first osprey egg to have been laid inScotland
Everyone involved in the Tweed Valley Osprey Project is excited about the early breeding success, as the birds only arrived back from their winter sojourn on 3 April - and the team believe it is the first osprey egg to have been laid in
Osprey information officer Diane Bennett said: "It's
been another year of pretty bad weather for them but it seems that the ospreys
are getting used to dealing with the cold and snow when they first return.
"This is the tenth season where they've come back to
a sturdy nest, thanks to the work of Forestry Commission Scotland's
conservation rangers, and with this first egg, things are looking promising.
"One of our new volunteers spotted the egg on 12th
April, and as you'd expect, the mother osprey has been fussing over it and has
made sure that she's found the best position for incubation. Hopefully there
will be more eggs to come - but for now it's all good news!"
Ospreys have been nesting in the Tweed Valley Kailzie Gardens
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