(Last season's 153-page mega-thread.)
We look forward to MrsG and Aran's return with even more eagerness and anxiety than usual.
Guestimated due dates per ©UKOspreys.uk
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ca 11.20 Z2 flew back to his nest (PC) to join Mrs G. Hmmm!
and an attempted/successful mating!! Watch out in 10 days time!
© Bywyd Gwyllt Glaslyn Wildlife
Edit: nice to see that Heather still remembers LG
11:51 Heather Corfield We have seen this situation at Loch Garten previously and we expected to see it happen if they spent a while together. They have not shown much interest in one another until today apart from fish.
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12:36 Unringed Osprey on the Glaslyn nest - not Aran according to Heather
Edit: Heather's checking the recording to identify whether male or female
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12.40 Heather thought it might be female. It's not Aran, although apparently it was quite pale.
then wrote
12:43 Heather Corfield We missed seeing it land initially so has to go back. Mrs G doesn't seem to have noticed it yet. Not sure which way it headed off.
Cumon Aran
Here's the pretty unringed female (dark eyes again! I hope it's not Aeron still but I saw him fly - it was zoomed so can't tell where he went). I hope to be doing video of Aeron and this lady later but need to break off for a while now.
EDIT - It was AERON !!! I saw the ring when he turned around later.
The focus of attention is back on the PC nest. I have been back and although I can't find where, Z2 must have brought in a fish which he might have been eating on the nest (unusual with no chicks around). Mrs G grabbed the fish, flew to the perch and Z2 tried to mate with her on the perch. She was having nothing to do with it. It looked a large, and certainly very live fish!
I'm afraid at this distance I find it difficult to decided who is who. When the sun comes out it is easier.
Woops, I posted this on the LG thread, which would have been somewhat confusing!
14:52 Heather Corfield We have a clearer view on the new camera, but at the moment it is not on the encoder.
Z2 bought in the fish. It's is the second one he has bought in today, although he had eaten most of the first one himself.