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GLASLYN OSPREYS - APRIL 2021 to end of FEB 2022

scylla
31/03/2021 23:55

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

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IMAGICAT

  • 07/09/2021 17:30

    Just speculation by Heather

    15:20   Heather Corfield   ​It is certainly looking very empty down there. He could be near the estuary if it is cooler though.  ​It is very hot at the Visitor Centre.

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  • 07/09/2021 19:09 in reply to SheilaFE

    A Blue Tit got stuck in on the nest - but only for a few seconds:

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  • 08/09/2021 10:30

    Sadly it appears that Aran may have left on Monday

    08:22  Heather Corfield  ​Good morning everyone. No sightings of Aran yesterday.  An Osprey was spotted at the cob yesterday evening, but it could have been a bird passing through.

    08:23  Heather Corfield  ​I have checked the early morning recordings and nothing spotted then either.

    If he has indeed gone, may he fly safely, both to and from his over winter quarters, and that he returns next season.  It has been such an up and down year, but both he and Mrs G showed us another side of a breeding season.  Their 'devotion' to the nest and each other has been quite touching.  I well remember Aran's arrival, and Mrs G's almost squeal of delight when she first saw him.  The Team has been wonderful in their determination to keep Aran and Mrs G fed and cared for while Aran took time to recover from his mysterious injury.

    Here's to next year, and our heart throbbing wait for Mrs G to land on the nest again.  Will she?  Is Aran able to undertake two arduous migrations?  Time will tell.  Many thanks for everyone's coverage, and inputs.  Scylla's amazing scrutiny of anything that moves and her wonderful videos.

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  • 08/09/2021 13:11
    Thank you Sheila for those comments.

    Heather has just confirmed that the site will stay leave throughout the 'close' season.

    Good news and very well received!

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  • 08/09/2021 13:20 in reply to Mike

     I am relieved that Aran has gone - it means he feels fit enough in himself to undertake the journey, I've been dreading that he would delay longer than usual.

    Mike B said:
    Heather has just confirmed that the site will stay leave throughout the 'close' season.

    And Chat's going to continue too.

    Scuse me for transporting you over here, VALIERIE Grin

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  • 08/09/2021 13:30 in reply to scylla
    Haha Scylla I never ever mind xx

    Valerie

  • 08/09/2021 14:54

    Looks as though Aran is teasing us.  Maybe the osprey seen near the cob yesterday was indeed Aran, just having a break.

    14:31   Heather Corfield  ​Elfyn has just reported seeing an Osprey on the cob that he thinks might be Aran. The wing is noticeable in flight so it could well be him.

    14:46 Heather Corfield  ​I think he did similar last year just before he migrated. We were seeing him around Pont Croesor, but then heading back towards the cob during his last few days with us.
    12:48  Heather Corfield  Unfortunately the bund camera was out so we could not check some of the Glaslyn nest areas. Having the 4K camera showing the rear area and finding the A498 tree on the PTZ has been a bonus this year

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  • 08/09/2021 16:14
    15:11   Heather Corfield  ​I will give a few tours (of the area with the cam) during the winter when the ospreys are away. There certainly looks to be a chance that Aran is still around. Last I heard was the Osprey was drifting back up the valley.
    15:12 Heather Corfield  ​The train at the the VC is the same train that passes the nest site.
    15:15 Heather Corfield   ​Yes it was Aran.
    Aran is back with a fish, behind a tree being blown in the wind.  He has his back to us
    15:18 Heather Corfield  ​We can see the Ffestiniog crossing the cob and the Welsh Highland with this camera. I would rather see Aran though.
     
    15 :55 Heather Corfield  ​He used to use this tree quite a bit. We had the bund camera switched off much of last season to conserve power during the lockdown and when we switched it on we realised the cabling had an issue.
    15:57 Heather Corfield  ​I didn't think we could see this tree with the Nest PTZ, it was only due to a bit of searching and looking at the lay of the land I managed to find it last week.  The wall behind helped a lot.
    1604 Heather Corfield  ​We thought we could only see the A498 tree with the bund camera, but I discovered last week we could also see it with the Nest PTZ (this one).
    16:07 Heather Corfield  ​The trunk of the nest tree blocks the view from the 4K, but we can see most of the surrounding area now between the three cameras.
    16:09 Heather Corfield  ​I wish I had realised it while Mrs G was still here. She was sitting on the stump to the left of Aran (against the trunk) in recent weeks. It was where I last saw her this year.
    16:11  Heather Corfield  ​He nearly always sits where he is now when he eats a fish there and sometimes they were there together in their favourite spots.
    16:14  Heather Corfield   ​Elfyn has posted a photo of Aran on the Glaslyn Osprey Group on facebook.
     © Bywyd Gwyllt Glaslyn Wildlife

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  • 08/09/2021 16:24 in reply to scylla
    scylla said:
     I am relieved that Aran has gone

    Ah well, I can revert to worry mode, which is the most familiar so I'm comfortable Grin

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