GLASLYN OSPREYS - APRIL 2021 to end of FEB 2022

I'm sure we are all with you there Karen. Difficult time for all.

It is a dreadful situation especially for the volunteers, it’s bad enough watching from a distance.

A little glimmer if Aran has returned Heartfelt prayers that he recovers from whatever is wrong and is able to fish soon and that at least this enables some of the bobs to survive It is very difficult to concentrate on anything else so my best wishes go out to the poor volunteers watching things unfold

Here is the latest release from Glaslyn

Thanks for all updates, following with a heavy heart, so depressing to see yet more rain!

Thanks, everyone, for posts. The cam has been going off fairly regularly over the last several months, and if that has happened now or if not, or the Glaslyn folk have just decided not to use a live cam until the situation ends one way or another, I for one, completely understand why they might not want a live stream just now. As someone suggested somewhere, possibly on their Facebook page, they would simply be bombarded with questions for which there are not yet any answers and with comments about what various folk think they should or should not do about the situation, again things which they would not want to take the time and energy to discuss. All very understandable. They are at the heart of things and we are not; we should support whatever they do or choose not to do. If regulations and our health permit, Mr GB and I will still volunteer there while on our holiday as planned, and chat with any visitors whenever Heather might want a couple more volunteers to fill in, regardless of how all of this turns out. The total situation in the UK for Ospreys still looks good and if this year turns out to be a setback for Glaslyn, that is nature--both great and awful things happen as we have seen yesterday both here and with the Dyfi nest and possibly elsewhere in places I have missed while engrossed in the Wales dramas. But Mrs G, Aran and her first partner 11(98) have descendants all over the UK and their numbers are growing, in spite of occasional tragedies. It is possible that Mrs G and or Aran might not have returned this year and eventually both things will happen, but other Ospreys know about their nest and chances are excellent that other Ospreys will nest on the Glaslyn nest in the future. Think of the long term while we might be temporarily saddened by present events. Right...I'll get off my soapbox now--sorry for the rant.

Well said Ann.

I will just add the comment i made earlier in that although there are problems on this Welsh nest do not forget that Blue 014 and Z2 have got together and are on another nest just down the road.

It's another good positive for the future.

Well said Gardenbirder. Every year we have successes and tragedies all played out on the many webcams we're lucky to have access to. And lots more successes and tragedies we don't see. It's tough to watch when things go wrong nevertheless and yes, I do feel particularly for staff and volunteers

Thanks, Richard and Korky. And as you say, Korky, yes, this situation is clearly very tough for the staff and volunteers there at the moment, not knowing how this will all end, and having to repeat the story to every new visitor can be difficult and painful to say the least. If it gets tough for us watching from afar, then we can switch off and do something else, but they are on the spot and cannot help being even more invested in the moment to moment developments (and in seemingly endless waiting!) than we might be. They may well go home exhausted, only to wake up the next morning dreading to learn what might have happened since they last checked.

Thanks Richard for the update. Wondered why they weren't on the air, now we know.