Jill does it again! Two whoppers…Late, late Sunday in Bird World

7 June 2026

Hello Everyone,

It is the end of the weekend as I write this, and now the beginning of the week. We hope that you have a wonderful one.

Look at these two sweethearts. I melted when I saw them together.

Missey and Hugo Yugo.

Whether it is sitting outside listening to the birdsong or just looking at the four cats and Toby that share my life inside, they make me a better person. They also make me so happy. It is something that I cannot fully explain but I also know that most of you know what I am trying to say!

What bothers me is that there are individuals who care nothing for animals, believing humans to be far superior. My son said once that ‘humans are a failed experiment’ compared to animals. My late mentor, Laura Culley, would agree. How do we get people to care? Could it be that we need to get them to understand the benefits of birdwatching?

Thanks Mustafa for sending me this:

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/bird-watching-brain-9.7108469

I worry about the raptors that lose their children or their mate. In this case, Seren has been on my mind so much.

Beautiful Seren was on her nest on a wet Sunday evening in Wales. I wonder where she thinks her babies are?

Dorcha and her three babies are waiting for Louis and a fish. That fish came, and Dorcha gave a huge piece to three who appeared to be choking on it. Dorcha began to brood, and we do not know the status of little three as I write.

It’s pitching down. We may not know what happened to little 3 til tomorrow.

Aeron Z2 and Blue 014 on their Pont Cresor nest.

Little 4 at Poole Harbour has a much better change with the great parenting and all the fish than some of the US nests that are struggling.

If you would like to guess the gender of Maya and Blue 33’s trio, please go to the chat associated with the streaming cam and put your guess in the comments.

What a relief. Big and Little showed up at the Achieva nest in the afternoon together.

Jill brought in a huge freshwter fish and Big took it. Later she went out and caught another one, both waiting. I wonder if Little got some?

PB: Jill did it again!!! 18:30 huge speckled trout. Big got it but Little was hungry and as PB said, got bold and took it from Big.

At the US Steel nest, Sid has branched. SPO wrote, “On June 5, 2026, Sid the eaglet hopped onto its first branch at the U.S. Steel eagle nest in Pennsylvania, turning a quick, wobbly move into a milestone moment as Hutch, Sid, and Maz move closer to fledging.

At 65 days old, Sid made a short but meaningful first trip onto a branch. 

It was not a dramatic long perch or a polished eagle pose yet. It was better than that. It was honest, wobbly, determined, and full of young-eagle energy.

This was not just a few seconds on a branch. It was Sid’s first real step beyond the nest bowl, a small move that showed just how quickly the U.S. Steel eaglets are growing.”

Geemeff’s Woodland Trust daily summary for Loch Arkaig Sunday 7th June 2026

Today was wet and mainly uneventful – no pip yet in Aurora and Garry’s single egg yet although at one stage Aurora looked like she was listening to the egg. It’s Day 38 and eggs can hatch right up to Day 42 so the wait goes on. Over on Nest Two, Dorcha has been stuffing the three chicks full of fish, perhaps too much so as the almost-two day old youngest chick appeared to get a large morsel stuck in its throat. Dorcha then covered the chicks – subsequent glimpses appear to show movement but it will be a relief to get a proper look. However, Louis may have something to say about that as he’s brought a stick with lichen pom poms, and plopped it down right where it obscures our view! He brought three fish today and the Nest Two tally rises to one hundred and seventeen, while Garry’s single fish takes the Nest One tally to one hundred and four. The wet weather continues with more light rain overnight and a low of 9°C, and light rain showers with a high of 14°C tomorrow.

Today’s videos:

https://youtu.be/KlCD25fRD0Y N2 Louis stays to watch as Dorcha tears into the first fish 05.21.23

https://youtu.be/S8Y6TDKMoqk N2 Dorcha eschews fish two in favour of keeping the chicks warm and dry 09.51.06

https://youtu.be/DW1_cq0Ztlo N1 Garry brings a good size trout and settles on the egg 11.37.08

You’re invited to join the lively community at Woodland Trust’s Osprey forum, it’s friendly, free and everyone’s welcome:

https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/osprey-cam

Thank you for being with us as we sit and wait to see how the baby is at Loch Arkaig and for one of Iris’s eggs to pip.

Take care.

Thank you to Geemeff for their daily summary, to PB and Heidi for information on nests and fish ID, and to all others who post information on FB and elsewhere or own streaming cams that allow us to see the lives of our birds.