Link to JULY 2022
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
19.37 Well this is exciting. Olwen on the perch, Gelert on the nest, LJ2 flies in with a whole fish.
Gelert is just taking the fish from LJ2 as LM6 flies in with another whole fish!Olwen quickly flies down and we have a crowded nest with 4 ospreys and 2 fish.
Olwen tries to take Gelert’s fish but he manages to hold on to it. Both juveniles go to different sides of the nest mantling but only Gelert has a fish. (Olwen nearest the camera)
Olwen seems to have forgotten that LM6 has a fish too. LM6 had to take her fish over to Olwen. LM6 started eating/preparing it
LM6 then fed Olwen a few pieces
before Olwen decided to take it for herself.
2 happy youngsters with a fish each to enjoy.
Saturday 6th August
Good morning all. Looks like another nice day, calm, dry and bright. From quick scroll back, can’t see any fish deliveries but parent birds were on the nest just before 07.00 defending. Don’t have time to investigate further at the moment.
Be back later.
EDIT: had another look, LJ2 came to the nest first chipping, LM6 then joined him, both mantling/chipping for a minute or two. Didn’t see who was intruding.
The two juveniles have both had a fish this morning.
LJ2 brought the first fish in at 11.09. Olwen was like a whippet getting to the fish first!
11.38 LM6 brought the second fish into Gelert. He was on the nest alone after Olwen leaving a minute before, having finished her fish.This fish looks a bit bigger than the first one.
LJ2 joined Gelert during his feed to sit on the perch
Gelert eventually gave up eating the fish. He moved a stick or two and cleaned his beak, leaving the nest around 12.52. He flew to perch in the nearby tree arrowed.
LJ2 watched him go,
making sure Gelert was settled before going down for the fish
which he promptly took away, flying off to the right of camera.
15.13 Gelert flies onto the nest followed by Olwen. LJ2 then arrives with a fish.
Olwen gets to LJ2 first and takes the fish. There’s something wrong with the sound. I can’t hear the chicks fish calling! (It was out of sync earlier on today.)
Olwen takes the fish to the edge of the nest to eat.
Gelert left and Olwen was left eating alone when she suddenly stopped and looked up. An Osprey appeared flying over the water. 2 ospreys (presumably our parent birds) flew from the woods to give chase.
Olwen, with her fish, quickly took off.
The 3 ospreys chasing in our view only lasted a few seconds but must’ve been longer off camera.
16.00 Olwen was back on the nest eating her fish and my sound is back on too!
The sound is broken on the nest. I can hear all of the background noise, the water lapping, the wind, Osprey calling near the nest etc. and I now realise there must be a second microphone on the nest and it isn’t working. Otherwise, the chicks have lost their voices with calling so much! lol I’m having to lipread what Olwen is wanting now!
"Fish, fish!" lol
Thanks for all of your updates, Glider
Sandra P said:
Haha! You’re very welcome and could be right there Sandra!
Sunday 7th August
Good morning everyone, another bright and clear morning. Both chicks have visited the nest, no sightings of the parent birds so far.
Here is Gelert (front) and Olwen around 05.40.