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
Photos of Roli, Brenig 2019, intruding at Glaslyn yesterday as mentioned by LAM. Taken from Glaslyn Facebook.
10.22, first bird on the nest is Gelert, making his presence known!
He only has to wait a minute or 2 until LJ2 flies in with a headless fish.
Gelert takes the fish very quickly and mantles over it letting everyone know he has a fish.
Well this is new, Gelert chooses to take his fish off nest to eat.
He flies out over the water to the right, swerves around and returns towards the nest, choosing to land on a nearby half felled tree highlighted.
11.15 LJ2 arrives with a small stick.
He places the stick on the nest then does some housekeeping and nest scraping.
This was on Brenig Facebook earlier tonight.
551 is a 2020 male from Clywedog. Parents blue 5F (Seren) and Dylan.