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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Good morning, PATILY and MIKE! (I was eating and watching Better Call Saul, lost track of time).
Mike B said: Glaslyn Bat identified.
I didn't get to see the face in their version, as the "coming up next" intruded :( I've never heard of a Brown Long-eared Bat :o
One good turn deserves another, but you've had me scrabbling amid my brain cells to remember where I got the info, I knew it was someone I considered reliable:
IMAGICAT
It was looking rather sombre:
Juvie on the nest.
That was a short visit! KS3 looking hollow-cropped.
And now we're on the regular daytime view:
Fleeting visit MC. Said to be KS3 in which case it is a record of 112 days.
Birdies LG DU update.
Mike B said:Said to be KS3
I saw KS3 on the leg ring, Mike, so it's definite :)
Another short visit, this time to the perch - but no chance of an ID this time:
KS3 is on the nest - looks as tho she's expecting a fish this time.
Oooooooooooh, and it's a live whopper!
Big problem on YouTube, it's signed me out and can't sign me back in >:(
Sorted now, here's the delivery video:
It looks like KS3 is planning to over winter in Wales
Richard B