Many thanks to AG who wrote this preface to the Llyn Brenig thread for us (below)
Llyn Brenig is a reservoir on the border between Denbighshire and County Conwy in North Wales. It is managed by Welsh Water; the osprey project is a partnership between them and North Wales Wildlife Trust.
One pair of ospreys raised a single chick here each year from 2018-2020. Neither of this pair returned in 2021, when the nest was taken over by 2 Scottish birds, LJ2 (male) and LM6 (female), both 2018 chicks. The nest was vandalised the night after LM6 had laid her first egg; while the two could not continue to breed they did stay close to the site until normal migration time.
A new nest has been erected in 2022 with additional security and a streaming camera is in place. A new hide has also been built.
Links to
North Wales Wildlife Trust Page https://www.northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/days-out/ospreys-llyn-brenig
Welsh Water Page https://llynbrenig.com/llyn-brenig-osprey/
Osprey Project Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/brenigospreyproject
Friends of Llyn Brenig Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/FriendsofLlynBrenigBlue24
Llyn Brenig YouTube Channel for Live Stream https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8_OrcBilBcFmDQVGgrk2ng
I've added new URL to my post above.
"Mae"... I was delighted to see she'd been named after a famous sex symbol
IMAGICAT
LM6, the female who laid the egg at Llyn Brenig just before the vandalism last year, arrived back on the nest there this morning. hope LJ2 gives up his dalliance with Mrs G.
Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/
Another VERY rough cut:
North Wales Wildlife Trust has confirmed that LM6 is back Blue LM6(18)f and Blue LJ2(18)m
Both birds are now back at Brenig, LM6 joined LJ2 on the 10th of April.
LJ2 arrived mid day 06 April 2022, here he is pictured on the perch above the nest.
Since LM6 arrived it has been a very busy nest :)))
Fish in:
Fish out:
Nestcupping - there was a lot of that and other unrecognisable activity ;)
Nest material. It turned out to be a very awkward-shaped, hard item:
11 April
They were both on the nest very early this morning:
Two Osps and a corvid, not too long before the cam went down @ about 12:15 - still no replacement. It did turn rather dark and rough.
Brenig live stream on (11.45)Llyn Brenig Ospreys
ColinA