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Love at Big Bear? Fledge at Tairoa Head…Late Wednesday in Bird World

9 September 2026

Greetings!

Toby and I have not been home long. We visited with Don’s psychiatrist (what a great doctor) and stopped to give Ann some raincoats for her two dogs, Lucy and Daisy, and Toby’s old stroller. It is too tiny for our big boy – he is long from head to tail and long in the legs and clocks in at 30 lbs. Then we went to the hospital. Ann said that Don had eaten all of his lunch, but Toby and I decided to stop and get him an egg-mayo sandwich and a container of fresh pineapple chunks. Don sucked them up like he was a Dyson vacuum! The nurse was a little put out with me saying he wouldn’t eat his supper, but he only ate 25% of his supper last night. Their lunches are good, but the evening meal is not so much.

Poor Toby needs to go to the groomer.

An elderly man in a hospital bed holding a sandwich, with a small dog resting on his lap. A tray with food and drinks is visible in the background.

On the way out, two ladies in wheelchairs spotted Toby in his new stroller. They lit up and wanted to see him. I opened the top so they could pet him – needless to say animals and nature are good therapy.

I don’t like the algorithms that track what I write or search for on the Internet. Or my phone, which tracks everything that I do for someone else (who would care what I do?), but I found a story about what some good tech is doing by a young NZ woman who writes a blog *shit you should care about*. Maybe we can get robots to clear all the plastic from the ocean and find a way to cool it at the same time. German engineers are working!

Autonomous robots are cleaning the seafloor

Luce writes: If we’re gonna be hell-bent on building robots, let them help our oceans! German researchers at the Technical University of Munich built Smart Grapple, a diving robot that uses onboard sensors and cameras to tell trash from marine life on its own, then grips and lifts junk, car seats, tyres, fishing nets, up to 250kg, without a human diver risking their life for it.

I love it.

Dear Aran, formerly Mrs G’s partner then Elen’s at Glaslyn, has a new partner and they raised one chick this year at a private platform of Friends of Osprey in Wales. Kathryn Keir has kept everyone informed, and Aran is still here. Appears Mum and chick have now both departed for their migration. Next year there will be a camera as Aran is sooooo loved and everyone was distraught when Teifi displaced him. But, it worked out! Aran never got along with Z2 Aeron at the Pont Cresor nest which is very close to Glaslyn.

A close-up image of a white bird, possibly an osprey, perched on a branch in a green landscape. The background features rocky terrain.

Another place that the lack of Menhaden had a devastating impact:

A social media post discussing the failed nesting of ospreys at Severna Park on the Severn River, mentioning the abandonment of three eggs.
Infographic detailing the 2026 Severn River Osprey Breeding Survey findings, including nest inventory and breeding activity statistics from field observations.

The trawler fishing must stop! Otherwise, there will be no ospreys in this region. None. Worse than the DDT crisis of the 1970s. That was fixed. Seems no one has the backbone to do the right thing and stop the fishing completely.

News from Tweed Valley:

A juvenile osprey perched on a branch near a river, with a focus on its distinctive features and band on its leg.
A juvenile osprey flying over Pagham Harbour, showcasing its wings spread wide as it glides in search of food during migration.

Our thoughts continue to be with the people living in line of these hurricanes – and, of course, the wildlife.

A split screen image showing a map of hurricanes in the Eastern Pacific, with one labeled as Category 5 and another as Category 4, along with a person expressing excitement about this unprecedented weather event.

Iris is still home at Hellgate Canyon! Maybe Clark and Iris will get a chance to fatten up since it appears Wensi has set off for southern locations.

An osprey standing in its nest made of sticks, overlooking a parking lot filled with cars, with train cars visible in the background.
A close-up of an osprey perched on a nest made of twigs, with a parking lot and trees in the background.

It appears that the latest Iris departed on 11 September 2014. Let’s see what she does this year.

SK Hideaways caught Shadow and Kaydee and the early morning ravens at Big Bear. Don’t you feel like things are getting serious? https://youtu.be/TzJPFak8rnM?

SE38 continues to do well. There were lots of big crops yesterday. 38 is starting off right today.

A bird feeding three chicks in a nest made of twigs and leaves, set on a tree branch.

And the Royal Cam Chick, Awheo has fledged!

Notification about the fledging of Āwheo, a Northern Royal Albatross chick, which took flight at 225 days old over the Pacific Ocean.
A close-up of an albatross sitting on green grass, with a backdrop of a coastal landscape and ocean.

Thank you so much for being with us. I hope to have time tomorrow to catch up with the comments! Take care, everyone – and if you have not signed up for the Glaslyn fundraiser being organised by Mary Cheatle, please check it out! (And, yes, I am on the list! – fingers crossed). You can contact Mary via FB Messenger if you want to take part.

Announcement for Glaslyn Fundraiser, detailing donor names, corresponding numbers for items, and instructions for participation.
A framed watercolor painting of a hawk with detailed feathers and a focused expression, against a soft background.

Thank you to everyone who posted on FB today with information and messages – I didn’t have the time to check all of the nests. Thank you to those who own the streaming cams that make it possible to watch our bird families, and to SK Hideaways; as always, thank you for your videos.