March thread.
This post updated 01 June
MrsG returned on the 25th of March and was joined by Aran on the 29th.
(The beginning of the reunion video is a must-see for all fans of MrsG - I'm posting it today 01 June, to remind us of a happy time before the tragedies of May 2021.)
The month of May brought unrelenting wind, rain and corvids, as well as persistent intruder KS8 (among others) - and Aran somehow injured his right wing, rendering him unable to fish. Within a few days all the chicks had sickened and died. It could hardly have been more stressful for MrsG and Aran, but they are recovering together while the caring Glaslyn team is supplying fish each night.
(The chicks' bodies have been removed from the nest by Aran and MrsG, so we shall never know the cause of their deaths.)
In the right margin of this page are links to Glaslyn's posts documenting the misfortunes on the nest.
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Mike B said:For some reason the script....Aran's wing and Cpyright BGGW will not appear above!!
Is this the missing script?
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Update from the Glaslyn Nest.We have some sad news. Unfortunately, the eldest chick died in the nest late this afternoon. The other two chicks still appear to be quite strong and we can only hope that they will make it through this very difficult period. Mrs G continues to incubate them during the wet and windy weather conditions.
Aran appears to have a couple of primary feathers missing from his right wing. They were intact on Thursday night when he went to roost, but missing when we next saw him on Friday afternoon. We do not know what happened to him, but he is still able to fly and appeared to be getting stronger during today. We desperately hope that he will be able to quickly recover and go fishing again.
Thank you to everyone for your kind words and continued support. This is an extremely difficult time for us and as we are sure that you will appreciate, the decision to stop live streaming at this time was not taken lightly. Our Ospreys are our priority and we assure you that we are doing our very best for them."
Birdies LG DU update.