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
From a very quick scroll back, I don’t see any fish deliveries. Both chicks and LJ2 have been on the nest. I’ll have a better look later when I’ve more time.
Olwen making her needs known!
Gelert, back and Olwen, front.
Olwen to the rear with dad, LJ2 at the front. Love the matching hair!!
Around 16.52 LM6 flies to the nest with a fish, both chicks waiting to receive it.
Gelert manages to take it
and moves it away from Olwen.
He starts eating on the nest then suddenly the two juveniles fly off around 17.05, Gelert taking his fish with him.
A few minutes later, Olwen returns to the nest and a few minutes after that, Gelert returns with his fish.
He eats on the nest for a while this time with Olwen by his side and later, LM6 joins them on the perch.
At approx 17.55, Olwen decides it’s her turn to eat and takes the fish from Gelert. (Gelert left)Gelert flies off
and Olwen eats for a short time
before getting ready to fly off with the fish.
Thursday, 25th August
Good morning all. Day cam on approx 05.42. Both chicks have been on and off the nest. Gelert calling for breakfast. Weather looks quite calm.
Early morning fish delivery from LM6 at 06.20 Olwen to the nest first. Gelert flying in as LM6 arrives.
It’s Olwen’s fish.
09.45 and Olwen strikes lucky again
LJ2 flies in with a fish, Olwen is there alone to receive it.
However, she grabs LJ2’s leg instead of the fish
and she pulls
and pulls
and pulls some more
Poor LJ2, I was glad to see his leg still intact when Olwen eventually let go!
LJ2 didn’t hang around too long after getting his freedom back!
Gelert has to wait until 15.36 until he gets a fish. He made sure he won this one. Gelert left, Olwen right.
It’s LJ2 again with the fish, this time a headless flounder. A very unusual catch for this nest.
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Wonder if Gelert likes it?!
18.25 LM6 brings in her 2nd fish of the day.
Olwen is ecstatic to receive it.
She calls to everyone that she has a fish.
then flies off the nest to eat it.
Gelert sat quietly on the perch until around 19.25.
No further nest visits from anyone and night cam came on at 21.10.