Sunday 1st April
Mrs G returns just after 2pm (time to be confirmed)
Thursday 5th April
On two separate occasions, Rutland-born female, Blue 3J, and Scottish male, Blue HR7, visit the nest. HR7 was seen around Glaslyn last year, Mrs G seems comfortable with him and they later mate.
Later in the evening there is an unringed male osprey on the scene, who looks very much like Aran. When he lands on the Glaslyn nest with the remains of a fish there is no mantling and no attempt to share the fish with Mrs G
[This male is later confirmed to be Aran]
Friday 6th April
Aran brings Mrs G a large trout at 11.04am and this year's breeding season begins
Thursday 19th April
Egg #1 laid, 8.58 am
Sunday 22nd April
Egg #2 laid, 10.02 am
Wednesday 25th April
Egg #3 laid, 8.46 am
Friday 25th May
Chick #1 hatches, 9.49 am
Sunday 27th May
Chick #2 hatches, 4.41pm
Tuesday 29th May
Chick #3 hatches, 8.53pm
Monday 2nd July
Ringing
Chick #1 (F) (38 days)
Darvic ring right leg, Blue/White KS3
BTO ring left leg No. 1408637
Weight: over 1500g Wing: 336mm
Chick #2 (F) (36 days)
Darvic ring right leg, Blue/White KS1
BTO ring left leg No. 1408638
Weight: over 1500g Wing: 317mm
Chick #3 (M) (34 days)
Darvic ring right leg, Blue/White KS2
BTO ring left leg No. 1408639
Weight: 1460g Wing: 286mm
Thursday 19th July
Blue KS1 fledges at 6.00am (53 days)
Friday 20th July
Blue KS3 fledges at 6.14pm (56 days)
Saturday 21st July
Blue KS2 fledges 8.07am (52 days)
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Something still flitting about behind and at the side of the nest Is it still the bat?
Daycam. No-one seen yet.
IMAGICAT
patily said: Something still flitting about behind and at the side of the nest Is it still the bat?
Good morning, Patily :)
The raindrops have been scooting about again but it could well be the bat. It will be hard to find it in retrospect, it needs to catch my eye so that I look right away.
OSPREY on nest!
No chance of ID-ing and it flew off a few moments later:
Well, I feel sory for Aran (still playing the very good dad)- they have all missed a lot of good weather that would have been a good start off for them. Time for 'tough love' me thinks. What Osprey needs to be here in October!!
Thanks Scylla for pics and posts. Great to have all your videos as a 'last' memory till next year
ENS as usual (sigh)
Hi MC and Patily.
IF that was KS 3 flying off in MC's capture she is 110 days old and one day short of the Glaslyn record of 111.
Birdies LG DU update.
Unknown said:...Aran (still playing the very good dad)...
He's been fab, but according to me we haven't seen him since 14:44 yesterday afternoon - most unusual! (KS2 @ 09:53 !!! )
Good morning, MIKE! I've been thinking that KS3, despite her bossiness, is lagging behind the average for her age. How old was KS1, do you know?
Juvie from perch to nest - ARAN with FISH !!!
The juvie is behaving in an anti-intruder manner - maybe its sibling is near?