GLASLYN OSPREYS - AUGUST 2020 to end of FEBRUARY 2021

Unknown said:

Maybe not, Mike, MC may wish to carry on with the gin for the moment--she may still be killing off the sniffles, lol! Have you or MC (or anyone else here) had the vaccine yet or are you on the waiting list? (Although I think the gin only kills off the virus if used on the outside, might not work on the new virus if it is on the inside...)

Ann, I have had both jabs. First in December then the second three weeks later in early January.

Looks like MC is sticking to coffee.....maybe laced though! LOL

Which variety please Mike?

The original Pfizer, Cirrus.
This is still being dispensed in our area but second dose is now 12 weeks later.

Thank you Mike

Oh, that is good news, Mike, that you have had 2 vaccine injections! We will have whichever vaccine we are offered and that asap, once we hear from the local surgery. I possibly have already mentioned on one of the threads on this Forum that for the flu shots we were instructed to go to the little local airport at a specific date and time, masked, and with clothing which allowed us to bare a shoulder near the car window, and were injected by a masked nurse through the open car window. Two minutes and out again. Wondering if the vaccine will be done similarly. I imagine those without transport were dealt with at the surgery.

Coincidentally my brother, who is 73, had a text from the surgery today (Tuesday) and he's made an appt for Friday, it's a very local address too!

Back to business ;)

It's been a high water day again - I'd heard about the Storm Christoph warning on the radio.

No birds at the feeder yet, these 2 were at the faux nest:

Were these Whooper Swans?  Very, very distant:

A different face angle:

This corvid had been buffeted on the tree and you could see the rain swirling - swans were in the background unconcerned:

What a miserable scene:

I claim that these were resident Mute Swans ;)  They were the last critters seen before dark:

Unknown said:

Oh, that is good news, Mike, that you have had 2 vaccine injections! We will have whichever vaccine we are offered and that asap, once we hear from the local surgery. I possibly have already mentioned on one of the threads on this Forum that for the flu shots we were instructed to go to the little local airport at a specific date and time, masked, and with clothing which allowed us to bare a shoulder near the car window, and were injected by a masked nurse through the open car window. Two minutes and out again. Wondering if the vaccine will be done similarly. I imagine those without transport were dealt with at the surgery.

Very well organised here Ann. All over in less than 30minutes including the 15 minute wait afterwards to check re adverse reaction.

As the Pfizer vaccine requires extreme temperature storage several surgeries were combined at one location.

The Oxford one does not require this so can be dispensed at local surgeries.

Good luck.

Between the tide, the probably-closed sluice gates in Porthmadog, and the water coming downstream, Glaslyn Wildlife Centre is flooded fairly spectacularly at the moment.

The major concern is that the main electricity supply cabinet is currently inches deep in water. Only the seal on the two doors is seemingly holding out the water. If you scroll back you will see Heather focussing on it many times as the water has risen. Large white cabinet in the hedge line. One of the large picnic tables is floating.