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
LM6 has spent long spells on her perch today, resting and preening. I wonder if she’s getting ready for her long flight?
Just now, 20.04 Gelert is getting a share of the 18.24 fish with Olwen on the nest and LM6 on her perch.
Around 20.22 Gelert gives up on the fish and LM6 flies down from the perch to collect it and take it off the nest. Glad she is getting some at last, she looked empty cropped when she delivered it earlier.
Looking back through records from last year, AG posted this about the dates the adults left the nest to migrate, so hopefully we’ll have them here for another week or so. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AG 5 Sep 2021 9:21 PM Llyn Brenig have reported that LM6 was last seen on 29 August, and LJ2 on 30 August. Let us hope these two who have stuck together in the face of adversity since their nest was demolished return next year and have a successful and untroubled season. Safe travels both.
Monday, 22nd August
Good morning all, dull and damp looking today. Both chicks have been on the nest individually and together. Gelert is there just now looking more like a wee fluffy owl than an osprey! (07.05)
Fluffy Gelert
A bedraggled ? tucking in Captured just before a large rain drop blocked out the head
C LLyn Brenig
Around 09.00, Gelert flew onto the nest fish calling, he quickly backed into position
and LM6 arrived with a nice headless fish.
Gelert quickly took it
and moved it to the edge of the nest.
positioning it for lift off.
How proud and happy does Gelert look with his fish!he soon flies off with it towards the trees.
Approx 13.16 Olwen arrives on the nest fish calling.
She is soon joined by LM6 with a nice headless fish and brother Gelert flies in at the same time.
Olwen takes the fish to the edge of the nest
and starts eating it there.
Gelert flies off. Has he something in his talons - perhaps the skin from his earlier fish? A bedraggled but happy Olwen with her fish.
Approx 15.30 Olwen allowed Gelert to take the remainder of the fish. (Olwen nearest the camera)
Olwen moves to the other side of the nest and flies off.
Gelert eats on the nest
and flies off with the fish just before 16.00.