WBSE 36 fledges…

7 November 2025

Good Evening Everyone,

There are a couple of good news events that everyone should be aware of. The first one is that WBSE 36 has fledged! They flew to a nearby branch known as Dad’s perch. Later, Lady arrives at an empty nest. Congratulations Olympic Park Sea Eagles!

A tired fledgling.

WBSE also returned to the nest. What an incredible season. Let us all wish both 35 and 36 the very best and lots of prey and Lady and Dad teaching them the ways of the WBSE on the Parramatta River.

So far, there is only one hatch at the Charles Sturt Falcon scrape in Orange, Australia. That little one is a very strong cutie pie.

Dare I say that it would be nice for Gimbir to be broken in slowly and to have only one little one to provide for and Diamond this year?

Once upon a time, the trio at the 367 Collins Street scrape in Melbourne looked like that little bobblehead of Gimbir and Diamond. In fact, less than a month ago, they were pink-toed and beaked and now they have their juvenile plumage and will, sadly for all of us, fledge soon.

The great news is that Kielder Forest’s Blue 714 has been seen and photographed by Jean-marie Depart in Senegal! Blue 714 is the only chick from the 2024 nest 7.

Overseas news _ Kielder OspreysDownload

Thank you so much for being with me for this quick update. Please have a lovely weekend. I will have another quick update on Monday.

Thank you to the owners of the streaming cams listed in bold who give us the great privilege of monitoring the lives of these amazing raptors and to those who track and photograph them and keep us up to date after they leave the nest like Jean-marie Dupart.

Published by maryannsteggles

I went to the UK as a Commonwealth Scholar in 1990 and received my PhD from the University of Leicester in 1993. After three decades of university teaching, I retired to devote my time to the study of raptor behaviour. I am particularly interested in Ospreys and am working on a long term project on third hatch survival and siblicide in these raptors. My blog is a result of a fascination with my local wildlife and the desire to encourage others to love and care for birds! I live on the Canadian Prairies and prior to the pandemic travelled a lot. I am questioning the use of aviation fuel at the moment as we all strive to help our planet. My early research was in politics and art including British public statues exported to Southeast Asia and Vietnam Resistors that contributed much to Canadian ceramics. Books and articles were published on those subjects over a period of 3 decades. Now I am working on books for children so they can learn about the challenges our raptors face.

2 Comments

  1. Linda Kontol says:
    11 thAmerica/Winnipeg-06:0030America/Winnipeg11bAmerica/WinnipegFri, 07 Nov 2025 21:14:13 -0600 2021 at 21:14

    Thanks Mary Ann for all the updates!
    So glad the Sea eaglets 35 and 36 are safe and back at their nest. It is good to see them together.
    Good luck and wishes to them❤️❤️
    Diamond and Gimbir ‘s little one is Allen so far but hoping the rest will
    Hatch soon. The little ones at Collins St have really grown so fast !
    See you soon here Mary Ann and have a good weekend!
    Linda

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    1. maryannsteggles says:
      11 thAmerica/Winnipeg-06:0030America/Winnipeg11bAmerica/WinnipegWed, 12 Nov 2025 21:19:56 -0600 2021 at 21:19

      If they can keep those Currawong from chasing them away before they are ready this could be the first year that we have two survivors who do not wind up in rehab. Wouldn’t that be wonderful!

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