Death on Finnish nest, first chick in ten years on another…

8 June 2026

Hello,

This is a late short posting. We had a lovely, calm day – a nice walk with a cool breeze before the heat set in. After 1500, the shade graces the little bistro table on the lower deck, and it is a nice time to spend outdoors with Toby and Don, sipping lemonade and having a nice, sweet snack! I have just been so excited that Clark has returned to be with ‘our’ Iris (and his) that I am beside myself. Our roof could blow off and I do not think it would phase me for a single moment. This is, to me, a miracle. I had a horrible feeling in my gut but it seems that he truly had to wait or go a distance to get a fish to bring home. What a guy.

An osprey sitting on its nest made of twigs and branches, with a background view of a parking area and greenery.

Lumi, the longtime female on the Muonio nest in Lapland, was preyed upon by a goshawk on 6 June 2026. Kajo, her mate, tried to incubate their unhatched. Sadly, they had to be abandoned.

The image below is a series of portraits of Lumi from the nest in 2022.

An osprey stands on a nest made of twigs and branches, with a chick sleeping in the foreground. The scene is set against a sunset illuminating a forest in the background.

We have already seen the Lynx at one of the Finnish nests which is quite frightening. I hope to never see this again.

For the first time in a long time, there are three lively chicks at Seili Island that hatched on 1, 3, and 5 June. Adults are Hildur and Stefu.

Three ospreys on a nest by the water, with a chick visible in the nest and a signpost in the background.

Information under streaming cam:

Hildur saapui 14.4 ja Stefu (TFS) 15.4
Muna munittiin 25.4, 28.4 ja 1.5
Poikaset kuoriutuivat 1.6, 3.6 ja 5.6

Hildur arrived on 14 April and Stefu (TFS) on 15 April
Eggs were laid on 25 April, 28 April and 1 May
Chicks hatched 1 June, 3 June and 5 June

Incubating at Paltamon nest. The adults are Liisa and Tommi (Yellow TNN). Four eggs were laid. Egg 1 on 30 April, which Tommi broke. Egg 2 on May 3, egg 3 on May 6, and egg 4 on May 9.

Two ospreys perched on their nest within a forested area, with a clear sky and distant trees visible in the background.

For the first time in ten years, an Osprey egg was laid at the Yllaslompolo Osprey nest near Akaslompolo, Finland on 16 May. The couple are Veera and Tapula. There is only one egg.

An osprey sitting in a nest made of twigs with a lush green landscape in the background.

There are three chicks at the Janakkalan osprey nest. There is a new female. This is the information on the nest:

New female Ulpu (XLL) arrived on 7 April and AKE on 9 April

Eggs were laid on 18 April (Aake destroyed it), 21 April, 23 April and 26 April Chicks hatched 28 May and 30 May

Two ospreys on their nest with chicks visible, surrounded by a natural landscape.

I will try and keep a close eye on these nests and others in Finland, Denmark, and Germany. In past years I have done this and was reminded when the Lynx visited nest #5 that I needed to catch up on what was happening with our Northern European nests.

In Scotland, Aurora might be hearing a chick in the one and only egg on Loch Arkaig nest 1 (Louis and Aila’s former nest). Geemeff will be posting a video of Aurora listening in her daily summary.

Osprey saved!

An Osprey nest on a utility pole with an Osprey being rescued, showing the bird's foot entangled in debris, and two volunteers in safety vests assisting in the rescue.

Please help our wildlife. Saving Monarchs reminds us with this poster:

A colorful sign reading 'NO BUGS NO BIRDS' with two bluebirds perched on a birdhouse, one holding an insect in its beak, while a chick peeks out from the birdhouse entrance. The message encourages avoiding pesticides.

Geemeff’s Woodland Trust daily summary for Loch Arkaig Monday 8th June 2026

More rain today, and two fish delivered to each nest. Garry LV0’s tally for Nest One now stands at one hundred and six, and the Nest Two tally at one hundred and nineteen. No pip yet for Garry and Aurora’s egg, at Day 39 it is right in the middle of the 37-42 day hatching window. However, at one point Aurora 536 was very focused on the egg, concentrating with tilted head – is the egg talking to her, does she hear something out of human range? Fingers crossed for the pair that their single egg is viable. Having a single chick might not be a bad thing – over on Nest Two, the chicks, eldest not yet in the reptilian phase, are fighting. It’s mainly Chick1 who’s the aggressor, bashing C2 and C3, but C2 is standing up for itself while little C3 has the good sense to duck out of the way. Much more of this to come, sensitive folk might want to heed George WTS’ warning about the potential perils of nest cam watching. It’s raining at the time of filing this report (midnight) and the forecast is more rain overnight with a low of 8°C, changing to thundery showers tomorrow and a high of 13°C.

Today’s videos:https://youtu.be/MO8jsNk7EQ4 N2 Chick1 goes walkabout but mum eventually tucks it back under 02.21.08https://youtu.be/1KKZa4B6NiQ N2 Louis brings fish and moves the pompom stick 04.02.47https://youtu.be/hZFwUU4dxII N2 Dominance wars! Dorcha leaves and the chicks commence battle 07.52.38https://youtu.be/B-MTZQGJnu8 N2 Battling bobs establish the pecking order 09.40.52https://youtu.be/zeGb5CLoM-g N1 Aurora has a few bites before leaving with fish one 12.34.24https://youtu.be/O7cPFT30wng

N1 Is the egg talking to Aurora? She’s totally focused on it 14.55.45https://youtu.be/WMS4DcliOrU N2 Louis brings a second fish and Chick1 falls over 19.41.36https://youtu.be/7d3XWXOOt2Q N1 Aurora departs with the second fish leaving Garry in charge 21.07.31

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 so much for being with us today. We had good news and bad…I am still elated that Clark is home. I don’t think anything could shake me. Take care. See you soon! We are on pip watch at Hellgate Canyon and at Loch Arkaig nest 1.

Thank you to Geemeff and to everyone who contributed information on FB and to the Finnish Osprey Foundation for their streaming cams and information.

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.

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