CONTINUED FROM MAY 2024
LINK to Opening Page with background and history of this nest and relevant links
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.
15.46 372 has been off and on the nest bringing nesting materials.
16.33 chilling with the chicks.
Ugh back to the rainy smudgy lens again.
18.48 LJ2 arrives with a fish.
372 has taken the fish
meanwhile, #1 attacks #2 on the back of the neck to warn it away from the feed.
#2 lying down to the left.
18.49 #1 being fed
19.10 #1 has retired from the feed
19.11 #2 begins
19.15
#2 turns from the feed
19.16 #1 threatens #2 again but can’t reach its neck to grip
19.19 #2 sits up and gets offered more fish
19.20
19.23 372 pulling hard at the skin
19.27 still feeding #2
19.30 A crow calls, 372 pauses to look and #2 turns away from the feed.
#2 has a quick wee preen to the back of the neck
19.33 372 eats some more before dropping the tail end a few minutes later.
©️NWWT, WW, BOP
Post from Brenig earlier re yesterday’s intruder.
I’ve not seen another fish delivered tonight.
20.39
20.58
21.47
22.42©️NWWT, WW, BOP
I really hope the weather’s better tomorrow.
June 30
Good morning and it’s lovely and dry. We can see the ospreys again!
There have been 2 small fish deliveries from LJ2 so far. Both chicks have had a feed.
04.59 Look, no rain and a lovely sunrise!
05.26 First fish
07.35 and second
07.36
07.56 Chcks are quite relaxed
09.11 372 sheltering the chicks as the wind picks up.
I’m out for the day again. BFN
09.43 Third fish delivery, a more substantial headless one.
372 had a wing stretch
09.44 then the other side
She then flew off. #2 had a wing stretch
372 returned
09.46 #1 fed first as #2 kept out of its way
09.48 Close up of #2
09.53 #2 starts edging around behind #1 to get closer to 372
10.00 finally #2 gets its solo feed
10.06 Six minutes later #2 receives its last piece.
10.07 372 stopped feeding and #2 pecked at the fish
It managed to get a few slithers
10.08
#2 settled down beside #1
10.11 372 returned with a long and short stick.
There were a couple more feeds off that fish and both chicks ate, always in the order of #1 first.
372 was off the nest a lot gathering different types of materials to build up the nest.
Next fish was at 17,57
18.15 #1 ate then this is #2 getting its turn.
A tiny fish arrived at 20.51. #1 got it all.
There was another small fish delivery at 22.13
372 collected it.
22.26 The feed was unseen. Night cam came on.
22.28 It was a short feed. 372 finished off the scraps on the nest.
23.07 Cuddled in for the night.
©️NWWT,WW, BOP
Post from Brenig FB about chick #2 trying self feeding.
It will be 4 weeks old on Tuesday.
Monday 1 July
04.40 Good morning. LJ2 brought in a nice whole brown trout early today.
04.42 372 gets the fish
04.46 Only one chick fed
04.52 Feed finished
05.00 LJ2 took the fish for his feed.
06.35 LJ2 returned with the fish
Both chicks got a feed this time.
06.44
07.52 The weather’s been quite changeable. 372 has sheltered the chicks a lot.
09.10
09.56 Preening time and calling for fish
10.57 LJ2 brings in some bark.