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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
Olwen wasn’t best pleased when LJ2 returned with a piece of bark!
Friday, 5th August. 07.08
Good morning all, looks like a nice, calm day. No fish deliveries as yet. Both chicks have been on the nest calling. Olwen on the perch.
Around 11.40 LM6 was on the nest fish calling as she knew LJ2 had a catch.
He soon appeared with a large headless fish, biggest one I’ve seen him catch for a while.
As LM6 took the fish from LJ2, Gelert flew in.
Gelert had moved over to feed from LM6 before Olwen flew in from the water side to land on the perch.
Gelert fed first with Olwen staying further back.
When Gelert decided to leave, Olwen stepped forward.
Olwen initially took a feed from LM6 before claiming the fish for herself. Gelert had settled on the broken tree behind the nest.
Olwen takes the fish to the other side of the nest, LM6 soon flies off.
Live stream went down after this.
13.55 LJ2 and LM6 perching together with Gelert on the nest “politely” asking for fish!
16.43 Gelert makes his way to the nest fish calling.
LM6 arrives with a small live fish
Gelert takes the fish
Olwen arrives at the nest, the 2 youngsters are making a tremendous amount of noise over this fish!Gelert manages to keep the fish and it is quickly consumed.
patily said:It mustbe the time of day when youngsters come home for tea This isonly the 4th nest I have looked at and only MB is ENS the other 3 have juvies waiting for tea or in this cage Galert is finishing off his fish and Olwen is shouting for her one
Haha, good observation Patily!
Olwen didn’t have to wait too long for her fish. At 17.26, LM6 brought in another small live one for her.
Olwen mantled over the fish after taking it.
She quickly ate it then left the nest.