LLYN BRENIG, LLYN CLYWEDOG WELSH OSPREY PROJECTS CAPTURES & UPDATES MARCH 2021 TO END FEB 2022

I read of this on the BBC News site not long ago and came rushing here to share my sorrow.....it took ages to get here.
This is truly tragic after last year's fiasco. Senseless tragedy by total morons. Is there no 24/7 team watching the nest? The twitter feed suggests not, when they say "Brenig Osprey Project partners woke up this morning". The centre cam must have been working for them to say it happend at 21.42.
Words just escape me on how angry I am about this wanton act of violence.

Aaarrrggghhh I don't think I'll be posting any more today. It's taking far too long to post.

I too am devastated by this tragic news but too am surprised that there wasno close watch ofthe nest at thiscrucial time Does anybody know what the set up is?

I too am devastated by this tragic news but too am surprised that there wasno close watch ofthe nest at thiscrucial time Does anybody know what the set up is?

One more:  from the Brenig Osprey Project FB page from Ems

Stay strong guys. If you need anything at all, just ring.

I don't know what the set up is Patily, but I feel, reading between the lines, that (as said above) there is no 24/7 watch. But I gather there are lots of cameras on the road, so anyone driving in the area at that time of the evening would be spotted. I really hope that the perpetrators are quickly found. Was it for the so recently laid egg? I wonder whether the cam endeed in the water too.

BBC Wales news has published an article about it

Link >>>  Ospreys' nesting platform cut down in "horrific act of vandalism"

and this mentioned here.

www.denbighshirefreepress.co.uk/.../

In August, a pair of ospreys fled their nest at Llyn Brenig due to disruption from a reality television show which was being filmed at the reservoir. 

There had been fears the pair wouldn't return to Llyn Brenig - fears which will be even greater after Friday's incident. 

Anyone with information in relation to this incident is urged to call North Wales Police on 101 quoting reference number 2059734.

North Wales Police have put out a video from Llyn Brenig, with a statement from the Rural Crime team manager who is on site at Brenig.    It includes the camera view of the nest during the attack, and the chainsaw can be heard. I am not reposting here because I think  it will be too upsetting. If it pricks the conscience of someone who knows the perpetrator, great.

We need to make sure that speculation about the reason for the wickedness does not drive a wedge between the birding community and other groups. I have seen too many posts which say it must be related to fishing. We don't know, NWP are working hard, and we need to let them do their work .

Absolutely sickening that anyone would do such a thing! Sadly it only takes one idiot. What are the chances that they will actually find the culprit? The sentence ought to be life. Even if the nest had round the clock 'protection' which I seriously doubt, they probably would not have had time to prevent the dastardly deed. I imagine that other Osprey sites are worried about other idiot copycats attempting to do the same thing.