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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All pictures and videos in this thread are (link to website)
©Bywyd Gwyllt Glaslyn Wildlife
IMAGICAT
Managed to capture this on slo-mo. Aran and the fish tail
©BGGW
Snap, Scylla! lol I think more of the fish is visible in your vid, the one eighth speed section.
Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/
A new blog (9 June) giving a bit more on yesterday's excitement . A Busy Day at Glaslyn Nest
From today's chat
11:42 BGGW VC Mrs G took a fish earlier on this morning.
12:14 Gail Edgley just looked back to see the fox sighting at 9:40 - lovely, appears behind the reedy bit just as Aran poops!
There is one fish on the nest at the moment.
Going back - when the cam came on it was raining heavily, and the view was to the far dead tree - is that what they call the River Tree? Someone, probably Aran, was on the tree until about 10.00 when it flew off, and the cam returned to the nest with one fish.
Poss 08.00hr
10.00 ishCam then moved back to the nest, and one fish.
As already mentioned above, Glaslyn had reported: 11:42 BGGW VC Mrs G took a fish earlier on this morning., but they didn't say when. Whether she took it from the food platform or another from the nest I don't know.
Around 10.10 the cam view moved to here - I can't see an osprey!
Unless they could see an osprey in the distance beyond the oak tree?
About 10.30 ish the screen started to break up, blue screen and then back to the nest, with one fish. A minute later the cam scanned a bit, and back to the nest.
ca 11.50 another scan, and a view of the river further away, not the road bridge view and found nothing, so back to the nest, and still just the one fish.
13.00 the cam had another scan and back to the nest - and a crow landed. He was a bit cautious on the perch, flew off and returned to call, and fleww off again, leaving the fish!
50 minutes ago, another scan out to the dead tree where it lingered - again no sign of an osprey.
The wind it getting up - another scan of possible perches, and back to the nest where the fish still lies unattended!
LOL as I posted the crow returned to the perch, but flew off.
Thank you for all that, SHEILA
10 June - Heather's report this morning "Aran left yesterday evening at 20.53 and was in the tree by the electric pole until 7.57 this morning with Mrs G. She left a minute after him, but I cannot locate her."
Birdies LG DU update.
Mike B said:KS8 intruding again at Glaslyn. Aran in attendance but no sign of Mrs G 2pm MC if you look for it.
It looked like there was at least one extra in the sky at the startish... so I've just thought to ask on Chat and apparently there was a Buzzard in the mix.