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After the tragedy of 2021, the 2022 Season was a great success, with 3 beautiful youngsters fledging and migrating - Blue 497, 498 and 499 (courtesy of Glider):
Here's to the safe return of our precious pair, MrsG (thank you MaryGK for the original snap) and Aran:
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Today, this year's indispensable volunteers gathered to give us a Group Wave, and I thought we should pay tribute to them here:
(How sparse this seems for a season OP - but it's all I've got to give. I think we need the new thread sooner rather than later, being mindful of the likelihood of Dovey Devils and/or Clywedog Kids swooping in )
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Glider said:Scylla, 014 visited the nest a couple of times with Aeron. Both very brief, loosely around 14.30.
Good catch! I shan't be looking for them until other nests caught up with, if they ever are today
Then a singleton:
scylla said:014 visited the nest a couple of times with Aeron. Both very brief, loosely around 14.30.
I never would have found them if you hadn't told me they were there, they just got lost between the frames
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Unringed on perch at 13:30ish. Back again on the nest...could it be Aran?
It got dive bombed by a crow
Back again at 13:49
It flew off. Back on nest at 13:53ish. There was another in flight
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14:03
Sandra I was checking the nests and came across her! Definitely neither Aran (not white enough) nor Mrs G (not dark enough) but pretty nonetheless!
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When I first saw her, I got the distinct impression that there must have been another osprey in the sky. She was looking all around her, keeping watch. Perhaps the local "residents" were checking her out. Or possibly a male spotted her. Whatever it was, it wasn't seen when I was watching!
ca 14.15