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:Glaslyn went down. New link :-www.youtube.com/watch
I missed late afternoon>evening up to 21:00+ but do have some Aran activities (if not more) to sort out later - in the meantime, a few half-speed BAT flit-bys - the thumbnail is the best view of a bad bunch:
18 August - the end of Aran's day:
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19 August
No-one seen yet this morning.
Live snap, chaps - immensely brightened - am I safe guessing Mistle Thrush?
Birdies LG DU update.
scylla said:am I safe guessing Mistle Thrush?
I had the sound muted at the time - I expect RICHARD and others will recognise the strange (to me) "call":
Not long after the Thrush left, Aran and MrsG arrived - he has tried it on twice since, the second time being just now when he flew over her on the perch and flew off - she's still here.
Aran just flew in for another attempted mating - poor MrsG is drenched on the perch, he got nowhere of course - well, maybe a little lower than last time, the rain has slowed down her reflexes
Another live snap
Admittedly tarted up a bit.