EDITEDI thought we should have a new thread to record the development of the two chicks who hatched successfully at Clywedog this year. UPDATE. One of the chicks was killed in an attempted goshawk predation on 18 July 2023.
The introduction to the nest and happenings between March and June 2023 on this Thread©
5F Seren, the female who has been here since 2020, returned from migration on 25 March 2023. The unringed Dylan, the male since 2016, returmed two days later. Eggs were laid on 13 April, 16 April and 19 April. The first egg hatched on 20 May, and the second egg 2 days after that. The third egg has not hatched and will not do so now.
A highlight was the visit on 12 May from 496, the only chick which fledged from this nest in 2021.
Carnyx Wild provide video streams; the current stream is available here. The link to the feed changes every 12 hours. There should be 2 cameras, but one has not been streamed so far this season due to condensation in the lens; it is hoped this may be changed when the chicks are ringed.
Other links to the Facebook page and John Williams blog are on the introduction to the first thread above.
Grateful thanks to those who are gifted enough to record images and videos from this lovely, mainly tranquil, scene.
UPDATE This thread will be used to record updates on this nest and the Llyn Clywedog area before the start of the 2024 season.
All images are © Carnyx Wild and NRW.
Unknown said:Blog from John Williams on the ringing, with link to a video. johnwilliamswildlifeandlandscapephotography.wordpress.com/.../ringing-2023
Thank you so much for posting the link, AG :)
25 June
Early morning - Dylan joins Seren on the perch, she flies around and to nest, brings a thin stick, Dylan brings small flapping fish after 05:00:
Movement just caught my eye while I was typing, hang on... ... ...
WOW !!!
IMAGICAT
A really charming video. thank you Scylla
A while ago I glanced over at the cam and there was Seren, staring at me accusingly - I'd neglected her all day:
Well actually I hadn't! I'd done a sweet little vid this morning, with Dylan bringing some fish to the perch and Seren coming to collect it - but it's from yesterday's footage:
Unknown said:Fish at 15.41.
Mine's 3 minutes early - shame I can't shift the timeline to see the one underneath!
Unknown said:20.35 this evening, seen through raindrops, Dylan delivered a huge brown trout.
And it was a flapper!
27 June
Wind and rain didn't bother Seren on the high perch - hence she was awarded a halo:
Wow, and what a huge brown trout. Thanks for the video Scylla
Wow, AG yes , a huge brown trout. Thanks for the observation
28 June
(I added 2 minutes on to compensate for my slow clock on that laptop, which refuses to keep itself synced. I've done it manually now, so at least it'll say offiicial GMT+1, even if it lags slightly behind built-in time due to "distance".)
I tried to draw in an indication of a bit of body and leg, in case you're wondering