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Our Osprey family taken on 7th July, 2022.
Our chicks on 31st July, 2022. Olwen flying in to join her family.
This was a new nest erected for 2022 season to replace the one vandalised in 2021 after this pair and just laid their first egg.
Our male, blue LJ2 (2018 South Argyll) arrived on 6th April 2022.
Our female, blue LM6 (2018 Menteith, Stirling) arrived on 10th April 2022.
This is our young adult osprey pair’s first successful breeding season.
First egg 25th April. Second egg 28th April. Third egg 1st May.
Eggs hatched 1st June, 3rd June, 5th June (3rd chick died on day of hatching)
Chicks ringed ringed 4th July, chick #1 blue X6 female, chick #2 blue KA9 male.
Chicks named 7th July - X6 Olwen - KA9 Gelert as chosen by public vote on Brenig Facebook.
8th July, it was noticed LM6’s blue darvic ring had split and fallen off her leg onto the nest on 7th July. She now only has a silver BTO ring on her right leg.
The first born chick, X6/Olwen fledged at 55 days old at 12.45 on 26th July.
The second born chick KA9/Gelert fledged at 55 days old at 07.29 on 28th July.
Today on 1st August, the chicks are 61 and 59 days old respectively.
Brenig Osprey Project is a collaboration between Dŵr Cymru/Welsh Water, North Wales Wildlife Trust and the RSPB.
Link to northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk
19.42 Olwen flies onto the nest to find the fish has gone. She looks around where the fish was and finds a scrap to eat.
She hasn’t even swallowed it when there is Osprey calling above followed by a cheeping. Olwen pancakes.
LM6 immediately flies onto the nest (partially on top of Olwen) and is in defensive mode, cheeping and flapping.
This just lasts a few seconds as the intruder can be heard flying over and away into the distance. LM6 stands up which allows Olwen to get up too.
Olwen can then swallow the piece of fish she still had in her mouth! She then quickly leaves the nest, followed soon after by LM6. Alert over.
Sandra P said:Very well done, Glider!
Very well done, Glider!
Thanks Sandra, I couldn’t have done it without your help. ️
Tuesday 2nd August
Good morning everyone, I woke up far too early this morning and here I am!
Checking last night’s footage, no one slept on the nest overnight. The weather looked pretty bad.
05.10 cam switched to day cam and it is still raining and sounds very windy. 05.45 no one has been to the nest yet.
LS back up at 10.33 no ospreys on the nest but there is the remains of a fish from earlier and 2 ospreys in the tree watching, This is getting to be a favourite spot for them to perch.
11.33 first Osprey on the nest is Gelert, who announces his arrival.
He spies the fish and goes over to collect it.
Gelert transfers the fish from his beak to talons and starts to eat.
An Osprey flies by from the forest to over the water as Gelert feeds. The other Osprey is still in the tree from early morning.
Gelert moves position with the fish.
He tries a few times to swallow the tail and has to eat a little more each time until it’s small enough to go down his throat.
Fish finished at 12.50. Gelert flies off into the forest 15 minutes later calling as he goes. One of the other ospreys replies and they have a wee “chat!”