Osprey at Chatsworth

 Fantastic views of an Osprey fishing below the first weir at Chatsworth this morning, it took two dives to catch a fairly small fish which it carried off towards Beeley Moor to eat. There have been several reports of Osprey at Chatsworth during the past week and they presumably relate to the same bird. It looks much more worn than the bird seen at Ogston recently.

Osprey

Also had the Dipper feeding young, one of the youngsters looked like he'd taken his first dip and spent too long in the water! When I returned 30 minutes later he was looking much drier fortunately.

Dipper feeding juvenile

Dipper - wet juvenile

I also saw my first Juvenile Pied Flycatcher of the summer. They leave the woods where they have hatched soon after fledging and I'm not sure where they go, perhaps just moving around along the river edges. This bird was still being fed by the female which bore a metal BTO type ring.

Pied Flycatcher juvenile

Pied Flycatcher female