• Glider
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LLYN BRENIG - MARCH/APRIL 2023

Link to August 2022

With last year’s male LJ2 arriving on the 6th of April and partner LM6 the 10th of April, I thought I would start a thread now for the new season in case they return earlier after a successful breeding season last year. The nest and surrounding area has recently been prepared by Welsh Water for our pair’s arrival.

Background to the nest:-

Many thanks to AG  who wrote this preface to the Llyn Brenig thread for us below.  (I’ve just edited extra information)

Llyn Brenig is a reservoir on the border between Denbighshire and County Conwy in North Wales. It is managed by Welsh Water;  the osprey project is a partnership between them and North Wales Wildlife Trust.

One pair of ospreys (Blue HR7 (M) 2014  Lake Menteith, Scotland and Blue 24 (F) 2010 nr Rutland)  raised a single chick here each year from 2018-2020,  Z9 (F) Luned, KA5 (M) Roli and KC5 (F) respectively. Sadly, KC5 died after fledging, colliding with a wind turbine.

Neither of this breeding pair returned in 2021, when the nest was taken over by 2 Scottish birds, LJ2 (male) and LM6 (female), both 2018 chicks. The nest was vandalised the night after LM6 had laid her first egg; while the two could not continue to breed they did stay close to the site until normal migration time.

A new nest was erected in 2022 with additional security and a streaming camera in place. A new hide was also built.

LJ2 and LM6 returned and successfully fledged 2 chicks, X6 Olwen (F) and KA9 Gelert (M) 

LM6 lost her blue darvic ring on the nest. It was recently recovered by Welsh Water and kept for display in the exhibition later this year. 

Links to

North Wales Wildlife Trust Page https://www.northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/days-out/ospreys-llyn-brenig

Welsh Water Page https://llynbrenig.com/llyn-brenig-osprey/

Osprey Project Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/brenigospreyproject

Friends of Llyn Brenig Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/FriendsofLlynBrenigBlue24

Llyn Brenig YouTube Channel for Live Stream https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8_OrcBilBcFmDQ

  • Cirrus

    Thanks Glider, a very good re-cap

  • Glider
    Thanks Cirrus, my first time of trying that. Got good advice from folk last year on what to do!!
  • Glider

    I stumbled across this short video on YouTube last night. (14mins) Made last year by Greenfields - The Off Grid Smallholding @CallumGlass.

    As I haven’t visited Llyn Brenig yet, it’s nice to see the setting and some of the wildlife around.

    Our ospreys are featured at 09.13 minutes into the video. 

    A view around Llyn Brenig

  • scylla

    In reply to Glider:

    Glider said:
    Got good advice from folk last year on what to do!!

    You obviously picked high-quality advice to follow, GLIDER, and are now setting a very high standard for others to aim for

    Thank you AG for the contribution, and thank you, Glider for the video from Callum.

    IMAGICAT

  • Cirrus

    In reply to Glider:

    Lovely video. thanks Glider

  • Glider
    Haha, Aw you’re welcome Scylla and Cirrus. I just used what AG had kindly posted last year and added a few bits so can’t take the credit for that.

    I liked the wee video with the walk around the area. When solely looking at the next cam, the chopped down trees
    etc doesn’t give the most scenic view like other nests do!!
  • Sandra

    Many thanks, and a very well done, for the new thread, Glider. Super info and links! 

  • Glider

    In reply to Sandra :

    Thanks Sandra, I’m crossing everything this young couple will be back this season.
  • Karen

    Thanks Gilder for a wonderful opening post.   

    I had forgotten that LM6 lost her darvic but she'll still have her metal ring so something to ID her by but of course LJ2 will confirm 

    Here's wishing them both a safe journey home and for another successful season.

  • Gardenbirder
    Thanks, Glider, for the new thread, and like Karen, I had forgotten that LM6 had lost her Darvic ring. If both return, their behaviour should reassure us that the ringless female is her. Hope this nest is successful again...and the Roli shows up somewhere in Wales, and is seen at a nest and with a family of his own. Would so love for some of Blue 24's collection of genes to be passed on in the Osprey community in Wales. I know her cousins have done their bit of passing on Rutland genes, but it would be great to have hers represented in Wales, too.

    Kind regards, Ann