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GLASLYN OSPREYS - MARCH 2021

scylla
28/02/2021 22:09

Amazing off-season developments in this BLOG!

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(Thinking of BIRDIE NUM NUM Pensive all of whose precious work for the RSPB Community has been wiped from the system.)

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Summarising the highly successful 2020 season:

21st March 10.36am Mrs G arrives
3rd April 12.08pm Aran arrives
First egg laid 13th April 19:50
Second egg laid 16th April 18:17
Third egg laid 19th April 19.01
Chicks ringed with BTO metal and Blue Darvic colour rings on 24th June
KC2 (M) hatched 20th May 10:52, fledged 9th July 14:48 (50 days)***
KC3(F) hatched 21st May 17:59, fledged 14th July 09:36 (54 days)
KC4 (F) hatched 24th May 12:52, fledged 18th July 18:44 (55 days)
LAST SEEN:
MrsG - 05 September
KC2 - 24 August
KC3 - 09 September
KC4 - 09 September
Aran was last seen on 13 September @ 15:05hr (but not 100% sure that someone didn't see him after that)

***(Link) 21 November 2020, KC2 was seen in The Gambia.

The Magnificent Couple - Aran & MrsG - may they return in good health to add to their Glaslyn achievements and our delight:

  • 31/03/2021 11:39

    Earlier Aran and Mrs G were looking very at ease with each other, on the perch

    10.39

    But now there appears to be a power problem

    11:07  Bywyd Gwyllt Glaslyn Wildlife​Sorry, there seems to be an issue with the power briefly cutting out. We will source and sort it asap
    11:08  Bywyd Gwyllt Glaslyn Wildlife​Luckily it does not seem to break the live stream connection completely, but there might be a few seconds of freezing now and again as we try and fix it.
    and the picture was in a definite fade-out, with sound and no movement.
     
    11.36 and all seems to be well again, for now. 
    11.38  Mrs G is back on the nest, alone.  Possibly Aran is fishing.
    Edit from chat
    11:38   Bywyd Gwyllt Glaslyn Wildlife​Apologies if your live stream went down for a while, I have switched cameras for a bit and it seems to be working okay now.
    The 'I' appears to be Becci
    ©Bywyd Gwyllt Glaslyn Wildlife
  • 31/03/2021 11:58

    INTRUDER!!!  Blue Z2(17)M  Aeron, hatched Dyfi

    Mrs G started to call gently, Aran flew to the perch with a live whole fish and started to eat it.

    In flew an intruder.  There was no aggression from either Mrs G or Aran.  Intruder moved and exposed a blue ring, which then revealed Blue Z2(17)m, Aeron from Dyfi!

    11.50 Aran landing with fish

    Intruder lands on nest, as bold as brass

    No real reaction from Aran who continues to eat the fish head, nor Mrs G

    12.07 he is still there!!

    Mrs G continues to call gently for the fish.

    ©Bywyd Gwyllt Glaslyn Wildlife

  • 31/03/2021 12:12

    12.10  Mrs G is in the nest calling gently - I assume for the fish, but keeping an eye on Aeron.  Aeron has moved around the rim, and Aran is eating the fish on the perch!

    ©Bywyd Gwyllt Glaslyn Wildlife

  • 31/03/2021 12:30

    12.27  Aeron Blue Z2(17)m is still there.  Mrs G waits for her turn on the fish

    Still all very peaceful

    ©Bywyd Gwyllt Glaslyn Wildlife

  • 31/03/2021 12:44

    12.42  'Don't you dare come any closer'!

    Mrs G still wants her fish!

    12.46  Hmm!

    12.51 Aeron seems to have noticed all of a sudden and took off with the fish, startling Aeron who flew.  Aerial footage as Aran chases Aeron.

    Not sure how, but Mrs G has the fish and is now intruder calling!  Must look back

    ©Bywyd Gwyllt Glaslyn Wildlife

  • 31/03/2021 12:59
    Aran saw Aeron off the nest, then returned to drop off the fish. Aeron appeared below the nest again and both mantled with Mrs G intruder calling, before Aran went after Aeron again.
    Mrs G took off with the fish.
    ENS
  • 31/03/2021 13:09

    13.04 Aeron has returned to an empty nest!

    ©Bywyd Gwyllt Glaslyn Wildlife

  • 31/03/2021 13:12

    13.11 Mrs G has returned, chipping gently, initially

    ©Bywyd Gwyllt Glaslyn Wildlife

  • 31/03/2021 16:09
    I’ve just watched all that on rewind, Sheila. What an amazing sequence! I think Aran would have acted faster if he hadn’t just arrived with a live flapping fish.
  • 31/03/2021 17:05
    How good to know Aeron has returned Wonder if he will settle down this year
    No ospreys in sight but there was some calling a while ago andit sounds as ifsomeone is up on the cam perch