CONTINUED FROM MAY 2024
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This season so far
31 March Blue LJ2 returns
1 April Blue 372 briefly visits, 6 April Blue 372 returns and stays
Sadly, Blue LM6 has not returned
Eggs laid
#1 April 23 - 17.40, #2 April 26 - 19.28, #3 April 29 - 15.46
Hatched
June 2 - 00.52, June 4 - 09.48? I believe these are eggs 2 and 3.
All captures and videos ©️NWWT, Welsh Water, Brenig Osprey Project
RESUMÉ FOR MAY 2024
The new couple’s relationship has continued to grow. They have worked hard together to maintain and strengthen their nest, bringing in new materials daily. Both birds have been catching fish and sharing these with each other. They have also shared incubation and developed strategies to get each other off the eggs when needed! They have also defended their nest from intruders, the most traumatic being when Blue 432, Eshells, a 3 year old returner from Kielder visited on the 9th of May.. Blue 372 fought hard to keep her place on the nest as she was continually chased and dive bombed in Blue 432’s bid to oust her. The eggs were left unattended for around 3 1/2 hours. Luckily it was a warm evening so hopefully no damage done. The most exciting visit came from dear KA9 (22), Gelert, son of LJ2 and LM6 when he arrived on the morning of the 25th of May. It was a short visit as he was soon ushered away by LJ2.
Some night cam snaps. I don’t think 372 will get much sleep tonight.
22.54
22.55
22.59
23.00
23.28 372 suddenly got up and backed back from the eggs.
©️NWWT, WW, BOP
Looks like a pip/crack/hole in the egg on the left in your last 2 pics, Glider. Egg #2 is at 36 days, I think?
Oh thanks Sandra. She did jump up suddenly then like she’d felt something. It looked like that was the egg she was paying attention to but I have imagined I’ve seen cracks before, I thought I’d wait until it was really obvious !
Definitely a big crack now, visible at 00:08:27. Not long now
Sandra said:Egg #2 is at 36 days, I think?
Yes Sandra, 37 days on Sunday, now today.
June 2
Good morning. Looks like we have a hatch! ️
23.37 The crack in the egg to the right shows more00.08 Front egg, a definite line around middle
00.40 The shell has split, the chick can be seen.
00.52 It looks like the chick is out of the shell.
The 2 parts to the broken shell. A smaller piece under 372’s beak and the larger piece to the right.
01.12 372 looks zonked!©️NWWT, WW, BOP
Congratulations LJ2, 372 and Llyn Brenig Osprey Project.
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Glider said:Congratulations LJ2, 372 and Llyn Brenig Osprey Project.
I made it 00:52, too - up to a couple of minutes ago we never saw its little face, but it was well out of the shell.
EDIT
The nearest I can get to a face, it semi came out of blur for only a second or two:
IMAGICAT
04:45 LJ2 visited and we got a daycam view of the quite-active osplet:
Many thanks to CANUCK for requesting this footage from shortly after the hatch video - showing 372's "alarm" at realising she had a live critter among her eggs:
Wonderful news - thanks for all the captures and videos
Always such a special moment when their first egg hatches