Blue 35 and White YWs offspring (that we know of)

Blue 35 and White YWs offspring (that we know of)

A pair of ospreys, female Blue 35 and male White YW, has been breeding on Foulshaw Moss since 2014, and has successfully raised 8 chicks over the past 3 years. All ospreys hatched at Foulshaw Moss are ringed just before they fledge. Here is a record of all the osprey chicks that have hatched on our Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve.

#FoulshawOspreys Blue 35 and White YW's offspring that hatched in 2017:

Osprey chicks 2017 at Foulshaw close up

Darren Williams. U0,U9 and N0

Blue 35 and White YW's offspring that hatched in 2017:

Osprey chick Blue U9 2017

James Barclay. Osprey chick Blue U9 2017

Osprey: Blue U9
Gender: Male
Age: 7 weeks old (in 2017)
Year of birth: 2017
Birthplace: Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve
Siblings: Blue U0 and Blue N0

Osprey chick Blue U0 2017

James Barclay. Osprey chick Blue U0 2017

Osprey: Blue U0
Gender: Female (?)
Age: 7 weeks old (in 2017)
Year of birth: 2017
Birthplace: Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve
Siblings: Blue U9 and Blue N0

Blue N0(zero) Osprey being ringed 2017

James Barclay 2017.  Blue N0(zero)  Osprey being ringed

Osprey:  Blue N0
Gender: Male
Age: 7 weeks old (in 2017)
Year of birth: 2017
Birthplace: Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve
Siblings:  Blue U0 and Blue U9

Blue 35 and White YW's offspring that hatched in 2016:

Osprey Chicks Blue V8 & V9 on nest 2016

Osprey Chicks Blue V8 & V9 on nest 2016. Cumbria Wildlife Trust

Osprey: Blue V8
Gender: Female
Age: 1 year old (in 2017)
Year of birth: 2016
Birthplace: Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve
Siblings: Blue V9, other sibling sadly died 3 days after hatching 

Osprey: Blue V9
Gender: Male
Age: 1 year old (in 2017)
Year of birth: 2016
Birthplace: Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve
Siblings: Blue V8, other sibling sadly died 3 days after hatching

Osprey: Deceased
Gender: Unknown
Year of birth: 2016
Birthplace: Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve, died 3 days after hatching.
Siblings: Blue V8 and Blue V9 

Blue 35 and White YW's offspring that hatched in 2015:

Blue V2 Osprey chick 2015 on nest

Blue V2 Osprey chick 2015 on nest. Cumbria Wildlife Trust

Osprey: Blue V2
Gender: Female
Age: 2 years old (in 2017)
Year of birth: 2015
Birthplace: Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve
Siblings: Blue V3 and Blue V4

Osprey: Blue V3
Gender: Female
Age: 2 years old (in 2017)
Year of birth: 2015
Birthplace: Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve
Siblings: Blue V2 and Blue V4

Osprey chick Blue V4 on nest 2015

Osprey chick Blue V4 on nest 2015. Cumbria Wildlife Trust

Osprey: Blue V4
Gender: Male
Age: 2 years old (in 2017)
Year of birth: 2015
Birthplace: Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve
Siblings: Blue V2 and Blue V3
Distinguishing features:

Also known as ‘Little chick’; his fight to survive was evident from the start. Being the last to hatch he found himself in a relentless struggle to maintain his strength amidst his two much stronger siblings - also driven by the urge to survive especially at feeding times. It looked like he almost wouldn’t survive. He successfully fledged, thankfully down to Blue 35’s beedy eye on him and her skillful feeding between the open beaks of her other two chicks!

Blue 35 and White YW's offspring that hatched in 2014:

Osprey chick Blue 6A on nest 2014

Osprey chick Blue 6A on nest 2014. Cumbria Wildlife Trust

Osprey: Blue 5A
Gender: Female
Age: 3 years old (in 2017)
Year of birth: 2014
Birthplace: Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve
Siblings: Blue 6A and Blue 7A

Osprey: Blue 6A
Gender: Female
Age: 3 years old (in 2017)
Year of birth: 2014
Birthplace: Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve
Siblings: Blue 5A and Blue 7A

Osprey chick Blue 7A on nest 2014

Osprey chick Blue 7A on nest 2014. Cumbria Wildlife Trust

Osprey: Blue 7A
Gender: Male
Age: 3 years old (in 2017)
Year of birth: 2014
Birthplace: Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve
Siblings: Blue 5A and Blue 6A