It has occurred to me that some of UKOI posts do not fit easily into the catagories on the website. So I/we will use this page to add those unattached posts, we may well also add some ramblings as and when the fancy takes us.
https://www.ukospreyinformation.com
https://www.facebook.com/groups/ukospreyinformation
https://bsky.app/profile/ukoi.bsky.social
31/10/26
Not expecting any more reported sightings today on BirdGuides. The total reported sightings for October is 107 again another month to show an increase in sightings in comparrison to 2025.
This is what the sightings look like
27/10/26
Good evening, we have been looking at the reported overseas sightings of Colour Ringed Ospreys, Which are currently considerably lower than last year. Why is this? there may a a few reasons, Firstly storms in the Iberian Peninsular may be delaying the migrating birds, also the weather may be hampering surveys/sightings. Then there is the fact that only 50% of Scottish juveniles are ringed annually, which year on year reduces the percentage of Colour Ringed Birds in the overall population. Should we be concerned? I think not yet, there is still plenty of time left this season, and given that there has been over 100 reported Osprey sightings in the UK this October, not the time to start thinking the worst.
22/10/26
We have updated the Osprey Centres information, first tim it has been updated since 2023. It currently resides in the other information section of the Website.
18/10/26
A FAIRLY BUSY DAY ON THE WEBSITE. (not Really)
Pandion Poetry Published.
Full brood Returners/ special Pairs Published.
2026 Chick Statistics added to the website.
Interestingly we had queery today about our Osprey Centres Page, As someone is planning a trip next year. Quite surprised to seethis page as been viewed 4349 times. This page will be updated in next couple of days.
16/10/26
Have purchased The AudioBook Birds in a Cage, Which is the story of “the Birdmen of Warberg” the prisoner of War Story of George Waterston and fellow prisoners who went on to have a significant effect on the RSPB and Wildlife conservation. George Waterston was instrumental in setting up Loch Garten Ospreys.
14/1026
Have updated the Darvic Ring section of the website, changed how the information is accessed, making it much easier to update. Very Little else happening in the Osprey world, Although I see Glaslyn have also published a calander, which is now available.
Also yesterday was the first day for 96 days where there was no reported sighting of an Osprey on BirdGuides, last time this year it happened was July the 9th.
A few Facts and Figures about UKOI. 13/10/26
| FACTS AND FIGURES.Since conception in 2023 | NUMBER |
| TOTAL PAGES OPENED ON UKOI WEBSITE | 693,027 |
| 2026 PAGES OPENED ON UKOI WEBSITE | 97,053 |
| NUMBER OF REPORTED SIGHTINGS POSTED ON UKOI | 8,856 |
| UKOI POSTS ON BSKY | 3,200 |
| UKOI FACEBOOK MEMBERSHIP | 2248 |
| DAYS SINCE UKOI FACEBOOK GROUP WENT LIVE | 1330 |
| DIFFERENT PEOPLE WHO HAVE OPENED THE 2026 SEASON SUMMARY | 394 |
| NUMBER OF MEMBERSHIP REQUESTS IN LAST 60 DAYS | 310 |
| NUMBER OF MEMBERSHIP REQUESTS APPROVED IN LAST 60 DAYS | 212 |
| DIFFERENT TOPICS ON THE UKOI WEBSITE | 119 |
| NUMBER OF PEOPLE WARNED ON THE FACEBOOK GROUP FOR BREAKING RULES SINCE 2023 | 2 |
| NUMBER OF PEOPLE BARRED FROM THE GROUP FOR SHARING INFORMATION | 0 |
13/10/26
Whilst researching special Pairs to add to the website. Tiger Mozone suggested Red Z and M99 as mentioned in Roy Dennis’s Book Life of Ospreys page 112. For clarity I contacted Roy and asked about M99. M99 is the Darvic Ring Number Roy believes that M99 lost its coloured ring. Between 1980 and 1991 red Z and M99 raised 24 Chicks to Fledging.
Glaslyn Osprey Project, Produce a quarterly newsletter for Volunteers/members, Today they have put the archived Back Numbers on line for all. The y call it Osprey Observer. Link Below.
13/10/26 (PM)
I am acutely aware that the majority of the posts attached below do make reference to disagreements with certain individuals, they do reflect our history, however, it must be said that there has been a significant easing of the tension recently. Whilst I write this it is worth pointing out, that there is still live streaming at Glaslyn, The FoTo PC Nest (via the Glaslyn YouTube Channel, Rutland Water and Winterwatch at Dyfi Osprey Project
13/10/26 (AM)
Avoiding the task of updating the website, I decided to play around with the some old posts and combine them with a blog of sorts, I cannot imagine for one moment anyone will spend time reading my inane thoughts and ramblings. If I think about it, there is an underlying reason I have dawdled in the the past. UKOI has always had a turbulent relationship with some others in the Osprey Community, Only this week, on a couple of occassions the main protagonist has taken a pot shot at us, no harm has been done and UKOI has chosen not to respond, preferring not to lower our standards.
It did however hatch the recent post To Share or not to Share? that is the question. Link below.
22/02/2025
20/01/2025
AND SO IT GOES
CONSEQUENCES.
Every Action has a reaction.
Action and Reaction, Part 1
ACTION
So yesterday 18/09/24 I posted a blog, attempting to sum up the 2024 season to the best of my knowledge, covering all the monitored nests within the UK. Also within the Blog I attempted using information gleaned from public sources to inform on private Nests in Rutland Water, The Lake District and Wales, limiting that to non sensitive information.
I expressed the view that it is a shame that those projects that choose to keep information private were not not more open with general information.
REACTION
A series of Messages from Welsh Osprey/ Darren Moore asking me to remove the information about the Friends of the Osprey Nests, saying I had no right to use Private information and what I had posted was inaccurate, although I asked he was unprepared to offer corrections.. I explained that all the information had been obtained from public sources. Darren also said that I was not helping Ospreys purely helping myself using their work for my own benefit. I explained the underlying Ethos of UKIO and invited Darren to join the group so he could see what we do and could control the sharing of his information. He kindly (his word) rejected the offer.
In the Blog other people contributed to some of the nest information,for which they were credited, their contribution has also reaped a consequence, One of the contributors has been thrown out of the Love of the Poole Harbour Ospreys FaceBook Group, a group which I am told Welsh Osprey posts information in. Why ? you might well ask, the answer is I do not know other than the Admin of that group, has made an erroneous assumption and reacted in a vindictive manner. I am not a member of any Groups within which Friends of the Osprey publish information, I do follow live chat on some of the Camera nests and that is where my information came from.
Darren also said that I criticised them for not sharing information. Can I clear that point up as well, I have huge respect for all the projects and the work they do. I expressed the view that it was a shame they did not share information more openly, that is a view and not criticism.
Finally With regard to Throwing someone out of a FaceBook group for contributing to a blog on UKOI, is in my opinion an unacceptable abuse of power and suggests insecurity and low self-esteem, which prevents whoever took the action from discussing the situation rationally.
UKOI will continue to share information found in the public arena, however, I will ask all contributors to ensure they have permission before sharing from other Social Media Groups. If you make a mistake when posting to UKOI, you will NOT be thrown out.
Jeff
18/09/24
Action and Reaction, Part 2
Members of this group may recall a few months ago a post by Jeff entitled “Every action has a reaction”.
In that post, which was prompted by the reaction of a Welsh osprey project leader to a Season Summary blog Jeff posted, Jeff mentioned that there were other people who had suffered consequences from the blog. One of those people was me, as I was removed and blocked without notice or explanation from the Love for the Poole Harbour Ospreys Facebook group within a couple of days of the blog being published. Why?
Well, the truth of the matter is, I do not know the actual reason I was removed, or whether it has anything at all to do with the blog, because although I have tried to contact the administrator of the group in question, Valerie Webber, privately on Facebook messenger five times to ask her, politely, to explain the reason why she removed and blocked me from this group, and to request that she reinstate me, I have had not had a reply to a single one of these messages, nor even a basic acknowledgement of them, despite Messenger indicating that they were delivered to the recipient.
Is that reasonable behaviour? Personally, I do not think so. If one asks someone a reasonable question in a polite manner, I think it is fair at least to expect a reasonable response.
So when I recently noticed that Valerie was commenting on on a live stream chat, I commented, tagging her and again, very politely, made a very similar request for an explanation as to why I was removed from her group and to have my membership restored. I had hoped that this might prompt her to respond to my private messages.
Instead, within minutes, my messages were deleted and it seems that the chat administrators had been told, I suspect by Valerie, to remove them. I was later informed that apparently the comments had broken the chat rules, but on reviewing the rules (which cover the usual issues with abuse, rudeness, swearing, etc.), I could not see where I had broken any of them.
I will post the chat messages I made in the comments and would appreciate people’s views. If people think that I have broken a chat rule with these comments, then fair enough. If it is clear that I am the one in the wrong, then I am more than happy to offer an apology.
However, if this is not the case, I can only draw the inference that Valerie knows full well that her behaviour is unreasonable and has insisted on the deletion of my comments in the chat because she does not wish others to know about it. That is a shame, but as such, I feel it is my duty to call it out and make it known.
As an aside, may I politely request that if anyone saw the chat messages I refer to, please not to mention the name of the chat stream, as I have a lot of respect for the people who run this live stream chat. I recognise that they do a difficult job and often have to respond to complaints and reports of impropriety very quickly and I do not wish to implicate them in any way in this incident.
However, I would like to make the point that surely we should ALL be working together for the good of the ospreys, and it should not be the case that a small number of people are instead deliberately and unfairly dividing watchers, chat admins, and project volunteers and workers alike, and forcing them to take sides in personal issues which have nothing whatsoever to do with them.
On that subject, and linking back to the reaction to Jeff’s blog, I will have more to say about that in due course.
Caroline Woodley
19/01/25
Action and Reaction, Part 3
Action and Reaction
In a recent post in UKOI, I mentioned “a small number of people are […] deliberately and unfairly dividing watchers, chat admins, and project volunteers and workers alike, and forcing them to take sides in personal issues that have nothing whatsoever to do with them”. I would like to address this issue further.
I first had an inkling of this soon after I started watching the Dyfi Osprey Project livestream during the pandemic, when I became frustrated by the secrecy surrounding some of the Welsh osprey nests, particularly relating to birds hatched at or with a connection to the Dyfi nest. When I started to find out more about what was going on, I was shocked, deeply saddened and angered by what I discovered.
In short, almost all the secrecy in Wales is related, not to reasons like nest protection or landowner requests for privacy that rightly should be respected, but to a very long running personal feud between the manager of Friends of the Ospreys (which runs those nests) and a couple of other people (including a well known Facebook administrator who runs the only groups he posts in) close to him, and the manager (and maybe a few other people, I do not know) at the Dyfi Osprey Project.
I do not know the full story of this dispute. I do know it is very long running and has deep roots, but I do not know who, if anyone, is “in the wrong”, or if there is any justification for the level of personal enmity which clearly exists between them. And to be clear, I have no intention of dragging up old arguments about the “rights” and “wrongs” of these projects’ conservation methods or staff, and I would respectfully ask that anyone responding does not do so either – that is not what this post is about. I am quite happy to respect and acknowledge that both projects, in their own very different ways, have done a huge amount for the conservation and recovery of ospreys in Wales.
However – what truly saddens and angers me about this situation is the fact that people on the FotO “side” of this dispute seem to think it is acceptable to target members of the public who follow the Dyfi nest, deliberately withhold from them information about birds with a Dyfi connection, spoil their enjoyment of watching and following the birds, and use their resulting hurt and frustration as a weapon with which to punish the people at DOP they personally dislike. And that they consider it perfectly OK to co-opt photographers, birdwatchers and other people interested in ospreys into channelling any information, particularly about birds with a Dyfi connection, only through them, and then once they have that information, aggressively
control what is released and to whom, limiting it only to members of private Facebook groups which they control (and will ruthlessly block and remove people from) who they believe will keep quiet and not challenge them about their behaviour.
Whilst I recognise that landowners and projects do not have any obligation to share information, it is worth pointing out that in the past, Friends of the Ospreys was quite an open project that was happy to share a lot of information publicly, including breeding pair and chick ring numbers. However in 2020 a bird from the Dyfi nest started breeding on one of its nests, and it was at this point that the project became extremely secretive and the behaviour I have described above intensified.
Some people, quite understandably, have decided that the best option is to ignore those groups, nests and birds. That’s a perfectly valid and reasonable response, and if this is what works best for those people then fair enough; but why is it fair that those people, or anyone else with an interest in the Dyfi birds, who have no connection with or interest in a personal feud, are the ones who feel they have to block and ignore these nests and deny themselves the enjoyment of following birds they have watched hatch on the live stream, or keep quiet about clearly unfair and unjust behaviour to access the information, and not the small number of people on the “other” side of the dispute who think it’s OK to spoil that enjoyment?
Irrespective of whether the personal enmity of these people towards DOP and its staff and followers is, or is not, justified – and even if it clearly were – in my opinion, using the withholding of information deliberately to ruin the enjoyment of innocent members of the public whose only “crime” is to follow a certain live stream and birds is unforgivably cruel and never justifiable, and it is high time it was openly called out and challenged. It is quite clear from some of the comments on my post in UKOI that plenty of other people feel the same way and now just want things to move on.
On a more general level, and just as importantly, this is also behaviour which serves no purpose other than to create division and rancour, as it forces nest watchers, members of the public, conservationists, volunteers, staff at other projects and others with a professional or practical interest in ospreys, who need to interact with these people, to take sides or turn a blind eye to what is going on, whatever their views of it.
How is that actually helping the cause of osprey conservation and recovery in Wales, or indeed anywhere else? Surely the best way forward is collaboration, and fostering an inclusive atmosphere where everyone feels involved and part of a wider effort to help the birds we all love and cherish? I would like to think so, but sadly it seems some people are doing their utmost to destroy that. What a shame this is for us all.
As I have mentioned certain people in this blog, I would invite those people to respond and give their point of view, or if others have a different point of view, or feel I have misunderstood or misrepresented anything or anyone, you are welcome to respond. I recognise that this is a controversial subject so can I please request that all discussion is kept polite, civil and respectful, thank you.
Caroline Woodley
20/01/25
Replying to this Blog.
If you are able please reply in the comments on the UKOsprey Information Group. For Those who are not Members of UKOsprey Information, you can reply to this Blog, all replies/comments will be shared to the post within the Facebook Group.
UKOI
20/01/25
24/02/2024
17/02/2024
CHANGE OF PLAN
Initially the plan was to upgrade the website, do away with having to use PDF’s and attempt to create a website which would house a large database.
I have decided to stick with the format I have, other people much more technically able than I, may take up that task.
I am updating the Data on the website to include all recently acquired and new information, changing some of the formats.
We have added a contact form, which people can use to, let us know if the find any discrepancies or have information we currently don’t have.
If supplying New Information, wherever possible please add some form of verification.
Within the Breeding by Area Section, we are planning to add separate documents for Loch Garten, Loch of the Lowes.
We have added a new page in the Darvic Rings Section to cover Early Single Digit and Unusual Rings. The earliest we have found thus far; 1974
Although we understand that colour ringing started in 1966.
As of today we have been in existence 51 weeks, the Facebook Group the same length of time. Statistics, Facebook Group 575 Members, UKOsprey Information website;
Finally we will continue to use the Facebook Group for continually changing/Live documents, adding them to the website at the end of the season.
GRAND SHARE
29/10/2023
NOW IS THE WINTER OF OUR UPDATE CONTENT.
During the next few months we will be updating the information on the website, this involves hours of research, checking old websites. news articles, Facebook groups, YouTube channels and various publications.
What are we looking for?
Interesting and verifiable facts, about nests, regions, individual ring numbers, family trees, brood sizes.
Old news articles, Osprey Books, Academic Publications, old Film footage.
We are also very interested in hearing from individuals who have been involved in Osprey conservation over the years, people who can fill in some of the blanks.
WE ARE NOT LOOKING FOR SENSITIVE INFORMATION, Just information which can be shared.
So how can you help,
An example from this last week, We posted a document about 1 Year Old Returnees, having information on just 2 unique birds, one of our group was able to supply verifiable evidence of a 3rd returnee Blue T3 in 2017, photographed at Fishlake Meadows and now breeding at Rutland Water, thanks Jenny Hillier. This information is now shared.
What are we asking, if when browsing the information we have on the website you come across a gap you can fill, please let us know, if you are aware of some old news reports, YouTube channels or any interesting facts about UK Ospreys please let us know. Equally when browsing if you come across an error which you are able to help correct please let us know. If there is anything you think we have missed let us know.
If you have some time to spare and wish to do some research and then share your results, we are looking to fill in some of the histories behind some of the established areas, nests and individual birds, a lot of current information is shared, a lot of the historic information was less open to the public. We must stress we are not asking for sensitive information, such as nest locations.
Another Nugget we have recently uncovered is that the first Chick hatched in the Lake District was not in 2001, it was in fact a year earlier in 2000, this chick was unringed, this nest also produced 3 chicks in 2001 which were also unringed. We believe this information and information like it enhances the Osprey Watching experience and draws people in.
Another area we are interested in is sightings of colour ringed birds, this information can be used to identify birds which have survived migration and returned.
We look forward to you sharing some of your findings and knowledge.
The quickest way to contact is via the Facebook Group, https://www.facebook.com/groups/ukospreyinformation
THe Bottom line is and always will be, Report all sightings of Colour Ringed Ospreys to The Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation using the following link.
/https://www.roydennis.org/report-a-colour-ringed-osprey/
29/10/2023
Our second post, 30/09/23
TO DATABASE OR NOT TO DATABASE THAT IS THE QUESTION.
DARVIC RING DATABASE
The existence of an unofficial database appears to have a Marmite effect on certain parts of the Osprey community, well one or two self appointed experts seem to be very vocal on the subject, so I thought we should look at the situation.
Before following in the the footsteps of United Kingdom Ospreys, we discussed the concept with several people, including acknowledged experts in the field from both sides of the Atlantic. The only suggestion/request being that we included a link to reporting Colour Ringed Ospreys. Which we have done on both the website and the Facebook Group.
INFORMATION TYPES.
INFORMATION TYPES.
It is our view that there are THREE types of information.
- Sensitive Information
- Non-Sensitive Information
- Information which should be passed on.
SENSITIVE INFORMATION
This is particularly relevant to unmonitored nests and those on Private land, and includes accurate geographical information of nest sites, grid references, how to get there and where to park, etc.
This type of information. is never knowingly included in any Facebook posts or on the website. should others post this type of information it will be removed by the admin team.
NON-SENSITIVE INFORMATION
Surely this should include, have the Birds returned, are they mating, are they incubating eggs, feeding chicks and how many chicks. And lastly any Ring Numbers and have they fledged. Away from the nest any sightings and migration information.A good example of managing this type of information, would be from J. Williams and the Clywedog Osprey Project, who at the end of the current season, announced that a second nest had been successful and the fledgling ringed in the area (great news).
Please ask permission before sharing any information of this type, unless it has been previously shared to a public site.
This is what the Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation has to say about Colour ringing.”The metal ring is numbered and includes a British address so that finders can send finding details to the BTO as part of the national bird ringing scheme. The colour ring is unique and allows individual birds to be identified in the field using a telescope or telephoto camera. This technique is particularly valuable for following birds at their nests in order to build up knowledge on lifetime reproduction. It means that we can determine whether our birds return to their natal area, identify the origin of new birds in the area and build up records on mating partners and brood success rates. We are extremely interested in sightings of colour rings and would be very grateful if reports of colour rings, including digital pictures showing the colour ring, are reported using our simple online form.
INFORMATION WHICH SHOULD BE PASSED ON
All sightings of Colour Banded Birds should be reported to The Roy Dennis Foundation using this link. Report a colour-ringed Osprey – Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation
Group Admin do pass on to Tim Mackrill any posts containing Colour Banded Birds, which to their knowledge have not been previously reported that year, we also actively encourage the original poster to report any sightings.
Any activity in the area of the nest which disturbs or potentially disturbs the birds, should be reported to the individual project in the first instance and secondly to the Local wildlife Crime team.
ENGAGEMENT
The vast majority of Osprey Projects and the conservation of of Osprey nationally and internationally rely upon contributions from individuals, whether in time or financial support. It is our belief that by embracing those individuals, sharing information and inclusion rather than exclusion, you significantly raise interest and awareness and in doing so help in the long term conservation of the species.
Some recent quotes from Osprey enthusiasts
“I think there is too much fractionality in the Osprey conservation world frankly. Any attempts to break that down and allow the “ordinary fans/watchers” more access to information the better. There are a lot of barriers unfortunately. It’s a shame but the more people try to show that that approach is counterproductive to engagement with the conservation issues the better in my opinion”
“People talk about Osprey conservation and mention the importance of the likes of Roy Dennis, Tim Mackrill and the various Osprey projects and conservation agencies. What you do in the collation and dissemination of all the data is, in my book, also vital for that conservation process and is absolutely to be applauded.”
THE ARGUMENT AGAINST
The argument against it appears to boil down to one issue in the eyes of the critics. They believe that by having a public Database, people will look up information and then not report any sightings. Some of the critics go as far as excluding individuals from groups for sharing information. The other point frequently raised is that the Unofficial Database is inaccurate and some of the entries incorrect.
THE OPPOSITE VIEW
We believe that by involving people sharing information and through that process increase the awareness of the importance of reporting and the reasons behind it, you up the chances of sightings being reported.
Inaccuracies there may be some genuine mistakes, which we are happy to correct, we gain our information from published sources, webcam observations, social media posts and replies from Osprey Projects. We always look to verify any information and delay posting to the website until there is verification.
There are some who believe that the withholding of information by some (certainly not all) is about power, I know something you don’t, it’s about politics between certain groups/individuals, whilst definitely not wishing to open old wounds, it is a sad state of affairs when old scores cannot be left in the past. Some individuals appear to use these circumstances to underpin there opposition to sharing information, we believe that we should all be working together to help conservation.
IN CONCLUSION
It is our view that having a public database, that publishes known information, can only be a positive thing, it assists in public engagement, informs and includes enthusiasts. It raises awareness in regard to Reporting any sighting. We appreciate that we have a biased view and that there are those who will disagree, that is your view and your right to hold. We, however, believe that if you want public support in whatever form then you should include rather than exclude. The decision George Waterstone made many years ago at Loch Garten to involve the general public has been recognised the World over as a major step in conservation. There is nothing to be gained by withholding non-sensitive information. There is also a considerable amount of supporters who follow individual nest/ Birds and like to study lineage and build Family Trees, keep statistics relating to individual nests/birds, these are the supporters that conservation and projects rely on for support in a variety of ways. No-one wants information to be shared that in anyway endangers nests or individual birds, however, sharing information which enhances the whole experience, can only be for the best. We would like to thank those projects and groups who readily share their information whether in full or in part, those who choose to retain information for themselves, we ask that you reconsider, and share non-sensitive information with supporters.
Our First post, 30/07/2023
6 Months and Counting
In January this year with the news of Pete Dee’s death, the decision was made following conversations with several people, to try to carry on his work. His site which for many was the go to place for information about uk Ospreys. I can say now after doing it for the last 6 months, the sheer effort and dedication that Pete put into United Kingdom Ospreys over many years was quite something and obviously reflects his passion, I visited his site daily whilst it was still available, for me it gave a depth to an interest, which has become much more than just an interest and that is in no small part due to United Kingdom Ospreys and Pete Dee.
Not being at all computer literate and being of an age where a laptop bag was used to level your TV dinner, a Tablet was prescribed by the Doctor and a mobile phone was limited to the length of the extension cord for your Landline. We were faced with a steep learning curve.
So we set off on a journey, which has had its ups and downs. Currently we have a Website UKOsprey Information .com (https://www.ukospreyinformation.com/), which allows us to upload PDFs with the Data and little else, we now have a WordPress site, which hopefully with luck and a following wind will allow us migrate what we have so far to populate the new site. Which will then allow some expansion including some form of search facility and live documents which can easily be updated. This upgrade is planned to happen over the winter months. We have looked into a countdown clock similar to the one Pete used, however, the cost is quite prohibitive, we will continue to explore this as it was very popular on his site.
To supplement the Website, we started a Facebook group of the same name (https://www.facebook.com/groups/1479693615888415), this allows us currently to have active documents which we can update easily, such as Egg/Hatching/Fledging info and a Sightings Map. This is also the place where members can leave information, which can be added to the website when verified.
The Website has been populated with data gleaned from many places, credit for which is acknowledged Copyright Credits.
Statistics, so far we have 350 members of the Facebook Group and 55000 visits/page views on the Website. There are 3 Admin of the Facebook group, myself, Tiger Mozone and Rosie Shields from Border Ospreys, on top of that there are also 3 Group experts Tiger Mozone, Val Gall and John Williams From Clywedog Osprey Project. Sitting in the background without Title or Portfolio Mary Cheadle has been an enormous help. All the data has been entered singularly and formatted to our chosen style, if you consider the Blue Darvic bands documents, they contains 11,626 words or 58,030 characters which excludes the formatting and colour coding, so please if you find any errors let us know, so we can correct.
We see the website as being there as a reference point for all. It is important to remember this is a Website which displays Known/Public information. Prior to setting up the website we spoke to Tim Mackrill from the Roy Dennis Foundation his only request was that we had a link to reporting Colour Ringed Birds, which we have done with links on both the Website and Facebook pages, in fact when we update at the end of the season, every page listing Darvic Rings will have a link. Please note all sightings of Colour Banded Ospreys should be reported to The Roy Dennis Foundation, using the following link, https://www.roydennis.org/report-a-colour-ringed-osprey/.
For many enthusiasts having a reference point underpins the experience. The primary purpose behind the Website and Facebook group is to enhance the Osprey Watching Experience and in doing so encourage and support it’s conservation.
In June 2023, United Kingdom Ospreys came to an end and is no longer available, However, it will survive it’s virtual demise, it will always be recognised as the foundation of UKOsprey Information and Pete’s name will frequently be mentioned. I hope UKOI is as helpful and informative as Pete’s site has been and is around for many years to come, and in doing so Pete Dee’s legacy will carry on.
THE FOUNDATION.
THE FUTURE
FEEDBACK
What would you like to see on he website, what changes would you like to see in how we present the information? Your feedback via the Facebook group would be much appreciated.
30/07/2023
UKOI
