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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
08.47 Olwen spots an incoming Osprey and flies onto the nest getting ready to receive.
LJ2 lands with a good sized headless fish.
Olwen quickly takes it with no fuss this time. (She has a habit of pulling LJ2’s leg!)
Olwen and dad have a rare quiet moment together.
She calls “I’ve got a fish!” She occasionally has a little quack in her voice just like her mother. I’ve also heard other females do this, don’t know if it’s just a female trait? She takes her fish to the back of the nest then leaves with her breakfast.
09.20 Gelert arrives on the nest calling “Where’s mine?!”
Look at how much the water has receded within a couple of months
End of June
End of July
And today, end of August.
Sandra P said:Morning Glider, Beautiful captures! Gelert appears to have damp neck feathers
Hi Sandra, well spotted thanks. I didn’t notice but yes, it looks like he’s been for a dip!
No more Osprey on the nest since Gelert left just before 10.00.
Sounded like LJ2 intruder calling around 12.38.
15.54 Olwen makes a brief appearance.
And again at 16.09
and 16.22
This time she stays on the nest and at 16.48 LM6 flies on with a small piece of fish. Olwen goes straight for the talons to get LM6 to drop the fish.
Olwen quickly collects it
and calls and calls until LM6 leaves the nest.
Olwen leaves just after at 16.55.
Gelert was last seen on the nest this morning at 09.52. He had been on and off the nest asking for fish since 06.18, carrying on from16.15 onwards yesterday afternoon into evening but hadn’t received any. His last fish on the nest was a headless one delivered at12.13 yesterday from LM6.
Sandra noticed his damp neck feathers this morning - has he been successful in fishing for himself or has he started his migration? It’s not like him not to be around the nest area for such a long spell.
Gelert at 09.52 just before he flew off into the trees.
Around 17.12 an Osprey flew onto the perch. It’s very dark on the nest and difficult to see, I’ve brightened it a little and it looks like LM6.
18.23 and Olwen is back. I’m not surprised, that last piece of fish was very small!
No more visits to the nest tonight. Night cam on just before 21.00. I wonder where Gelert is roosting tonight.