LLYN BRENIG - May 2023

11.37 LM6 starts calling. She has seen LJ2 land on a tree in front of her. He is soon chased by corvids and flies past the nest carrying fish.

He swoops round back to the trees

 
LM6 can see him here.

After a minute or 2 he flies off again towards the nest

LM6 is calling excitedly but LJ2 goes under the nest and away. All becomes quiet as LM6 waits on LJ2’s return after he has eaten.

12.43 LM6 gets her fish delivery.

LJ2 cleans his beak against a stick then moves over to the eggs and settles down.

Morning Glider and thanks for all these wonderful updates.

When is the first egg due to hatch here? Wouldn't think it is too far away??

Sunday 21st May

Good morning I missed the rest of yesterday on the nest but managed to find a second fish delivery for LM6 at 20.19.

It was a bit of a pull for LM6

but she finally managed to take the fish.

Karen W said:

Morning Glider and thanks for all these wonderful updates.

When is the first egg due to hatch here? Wouldn't think it is too far away??

Good morning Karen, you’re very welcome.  Today is day 31 and on Saturday the 27th, it’ll be day 37, so am looking around then for the first hatch. It seems like they’ve been sitting on the eggs forever!! 

Looking back, LJ2 sat on the perch at the nest from 22.19 to 23.07 last night.

LM6 took her usual minute’s comfort break at 02.19

returning to the perch then the nest.

Day cam came in at 04.34. LM6 on the nest and LJ2 could be seen on a tree top in front.

LJ2 flew to another tree at 04.41.

LM6 called quietly but LJ2 started preening. She waited and watched.

05.10 LM6 called again for LJ2, he responded.

A few minutes earlier, just before 05.00, this was the sky at the preening perch.

LM6 arrives around 05.10

An itchy head

then down to business.

LJ2 sitting comfortably on the eggs. It’s a beautiful, peaceful morning, a bird can be heard singing nearby.

07.30 LJ2 looked over towards LM6 on the preening perch. He chipped then flew off.

Within seconds, LM6 flew onto the nest at speed. 

One of her talons landed in the middle of the eggs, rolling them apart.

Quick check, all looks well


and she settled down.

LM6 sat until 09.18 when she got up off the eggs. She called for LJ2. She had a scratch and a bit of a preen, calling intermittently.
She looked for her mate then after 2 or 3 minutes LM6 flew off.

Less than half a minute later, LJ2 flew onto the nest to take over incubation.

LM6 flies straight to the preening perch. The water is so still today.

Been a quiet day on the nest. The birds have been sharing incubation duties.

Early to mid afternoon

LM6 airing the eggs whilst preening and stretching

She’s also been preening and stretching on the perch

LJ2 has been doing the same.