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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
So the first fish around 07.00 - Gelert arrived on the nest a few minutes before 07.00 followed by Olwen (left) and they waited on LM6 who brought a headless fish.
LM6 landed an equal distance from both chicks so both went over at the same time to grab the fish.
They both pulled at it together and it was Gelert who came away with the prize.
He ate on the nest for about half an hour
before flying off with it.
Olwen stayed on the nest for a bit then flew off and returned a few times.
However, the camera froze around 13.00 so can’t say if Olwen has got a fish yet today.
Here is our handsome Gelert early this morning. He’s 75 days old.
19.17 Live stream back up. Gelert is on the nest fish calling.
He briefly leaves and returns and is still sitting there now. (19.43)
Gelert’s patience pays off. 20.55 LM6 come to the nest with a decent sized fish.
I can’t say enough about what a great parent LM6 has turned out to be. She is providing almost all of the fish to the chicks now. I hope she returns here for many years to come.Gelert enjoys his fish
into the darkness. He’s still eating on the nest now at 21.19.
patily said:He certainly is handsome and health looking.......and cuddly
He certainly is Patily!
Night cam on and Gelert leaves the fish on the nest. 21.24
Thursday, 18th August
Good morning all. Gelert was quickly onto the nest in the morning to get his fish from last night, arriving around 05.50.
Will add more details later. BFN