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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KS3 is tucking into a fish on the nest.
Kind regards, Ann
Thanks for the heads-ups, VALERIE and MIKE :)
Poor KS3 couldn't fly off and relax, she had to stop the dang Ravens from making off with the second fish. And what a relief to see KS2!
KS2's first fly-off with fish:
Return to nest:
Under the perch, KS2 being chased back by Raven:
Unco-operative KS3:
That's is for last evening, as far as I can see.
IMAGICAT
Daycam is here :)
No activity seen or heard yet.
Headless osprey on the perch, I didn't notice it arrive.
It had only been there a couple of minutes:
Someone's come on duty but there's been no close zoom - probably pointless, as it looks as tho the petticoat is covering the ring:
No Raven seen yet!
Juvie has flown.
Good morning MC.
Birdies LG DU update.
FISH !!!