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
Friday, 26th August
Good morning all. Daycam came on at 05.41. Both chicks have visited the nest before 07.00. Here they are together, Gelert on the perch.
2 headless chicks on the nest at 09.00 and they still manage to shout for fish! Olwen left, Gelert right.
09.42 and LJ2 lands on the nest with a fish. Olwen is closest to him to make a grab
unfortunately, it’s his leg she has taken again, just like yesterday.
She pulls and LJ2 puts his wings down for balance.
Olwen moves backwards, still pulling LJ2’s leg
She backs into Gelert behind her.
Poor LJ2 doesn’t complain and just waits until Olwen has let go.
Olwen claims her fish, a sizeable trout at that and LJ2 flies off.
Olwen has a few nibbles
then flies off with it just before 10.00
leaving Gelert on the nest.
12.13 LM6 flies onto the nest with a nice headless fish for Gelert.
Gelert takes the fish and mantles.
LM6 leaves the nest then at 12.23, Gelert flies off with his fish.
16.15 Gelert returns to the nest
and settles down for a bit, before leaving the nest at 16.58.
He returns at 17.06 to sit on the perch.
18.04, Gelert was still on the perch. He flew down, excitedly calling. An Osprey was incoming.
then LJ2 lands on the nest with a stick! What a disappointment for Gelert.
Saturday, 27th August
Good morning everyone, calm, dry start to the day. Day cam came on at 05.45 and Gelert was first on the nest at 06.18.
He is joined by Olwen at 07.09.
This image keeps appearing as the camera pixelates and freezes etc. This was this morning.
This was yesterday’s capture.
This is how I see it, an image of memories past.