DYFI DAILY OBS & CAPTURES - JULY 2020

Many thanks to everyone for all the pics and posts.
The chicks are now cuddled up on the nest for the night. I always feel happier when they do that rather than perching like Mum and Dad, remembering the fate of poor Ceri who seemed to forget that she was perched and not on the nest--she fell, was injured and was probably in shock, too. The next day was the hottest day of the summer. She couldn't or wouldn't eat and probably became dehydrated as well. It was all very sad.

Unknown said:

poor Ceri who seemed to forget that she was perched

I can't remember now, but had she had some sort of mishap or unusual event the previous day?  What a horrible night that was.

No, Scylla, no mishap that I remember but Ceri had only just fledged that day (or the day before that) before she fell from the perch in the middle of the night. Years ago when watching the chicks at Loch Garten it seemed that they spent many nights on the nest after they fledged, but I may be mis-remembering that. I do remember watching other nests after initially concentrating on LG and being surprised that other chicks seemed to choose to perch away from the nest overnight fairly soon after they first flew, but again I may be wrong about that--lol!

Poor things, absolutely soaked

That is such a sad memory SCYLLA and ANN

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13:10 There was an intruder (buzzard(s) according to chat). Idris flew to the nest from Monty's perch, Tywi on the nest side perch, Teifi pancaked on the nest

Idris mantling

Tywi made it back to the safety of the nest and joined his brother, Idris took off to give chase

Two in the sky (top centre of pic)

13:24 Telyn on Monty's perch

Apparently, Telyn had flown after the intruder(s) too but came back to the nest area leaving Idris to sort out

Teifi is still yet to fledge

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Teifi, left, and Tywi

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15:44 Tywi 'attacked' Telyn

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Gosh! Tywi just attacked his mother Tely managed to find some fish but it is only the tiniest tail-end

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Just after 16:45 Telyn had flown from Monty's perch to behind the cam, Teifi was helicoptering then Telyn decided to make a fly past at the same time, luckily no clashing

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