Following up recent posts regarding Ospreys I was out on the Cleddau in my neighbours boat last Saturday (17th) and we were lucky enough to see an Osprey on two occasions on the Eastern Cleddau about 20 minutes apart. On the first sighting it flew past carrying a fish and then perched on a tree to eat it. We were able to get close enough for some decent photos which showed the ring number JT9.
I have now heard that this bird was one of two chicks ringed by the North Solway Ringing Group near Wigtown Sands, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway on 1st July 2019. Now two years old it is an immature bird which has, apparently, spent the summer with us.
The bird in the second sighting (flying bird) also had a blue ring with white lettering but I couldn't read it and I presume it was the same bird.