Continued from June 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? It is not known for certain which eggs these are. My thoughts are these are eggs 2 and 3 and egg number 1 did not hatch. (Left unattended on a frosty night)
However, the consensus among the volunteers is that it is eggs 1 & 2 which have hatched. Llyn Benig is around 1000 feet above sea level so the ambient temperature is around 2 degrees Celsius lower than at sea level which might account for longer hatching times. It has certainly been a cold hatching period. (AG)
Chicks ringed 08/07/24 - (Second hatched) 8B8 (M) 1500g 265mm - (First hatched) 8B9 (F) 1620g 291mm
Chicks named 18/07/24 8B8 EMRYS - 8B9 BETHAN
Chicks fledged 28/07/24 (54 days old) - 27/07/24 (55days old)
MIGRATIONS
8B8 Emrys - 03/09/24 (92days old) / 372 03/09/24 (3years old)
8B9 Bethan 06/09/24 (96 days old) / LJ2 last seen on the evening of 06/09/24 so probably left 07/09/24 (6 years old)
All captures and videos ©️NWWT, Welsh Water, Brenig Osprey Project
RESUMÉ for JUNE 2024
This has been a month of fast change. Two chicks were born at the beginning of the month. On chick 1’s day of hatching, someone was flying a drone in the area and it spooked 372. She alarm called and quickly left the nest with the little chick being thrown to the nest edge as she left. Somehow that wee one had the instinct and strength to move back to the nest cup and safety again. 372 has proven to be a great first time mother. She has gently fed the chicks, given them warmth and shelter and LJ2 has provided well with a variety of daily fish. There have been the usual intruders which has distracted LJ2 at times from bringing in fish but he would always bring some later on. The chicks are now 4 weeks old and developing very well. There is a hierarchy between the chicks with #1 being dominant over #2, mostly at feeding times. #2 knows to allow #1 to feed first then it’ll get its turn. Gelert KA9(22) son of LJ2 and LM6, was photographed at Dyfi 3 weeks after his visit here on 25 May.
Morning Glider and thanks for all the updates.
I see you are noting the ages as it wont be long now until they set off.
Just makes us appreciate each day we log on and see them still here.
Hi Karen and thanks, you’re welcome. Yes, I’m keeping a note of the youngsters’ ages as the age range for leaving in the 2 years previously that I’ve watched the nest was 85 - 95 days but we all know that can mean nothing!
The PTZ cam went for a wander again
09.55 372 on the tower perch.
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We’re moving to the left.
09.56 Osprey at top of the long post.
09.59 Osprey to the right of the nest.
10.06 372 on the tower perch and Emrys the nest.
All 4 accounted for! ©️NWWT, WW, BOP
No fish have been delivered yet that I’ve seen - yesterday there were 3 on the nest at 08.45!
Emrys has stayed close to the nest and 372, the tower perch.
11.13 With Bethan, who’s preening.
12.38
12.26 372
13.01
©️NWWT, WW, BOP
14.04 Both juvies waiting on the nest for a fish.
The PTZ cam has been looking for LJ2.
14.14 The 2 on the nest preening.
14.15
14.17 Hard to see at first, but LJ2 is on a post to the left, eating a fish.
372
14.18 LJ2 more visible now to the far left.
14.33 And here’s LJ2 coming with the fish.
14.34 For all the time Emrys has spent on the nest, it’s Bethan who gets the fish.
14.35
15.12 Emrys stayed with Bethan as she ate.
Bethan paused from eating as something caught her eye. Emrys was asking for fish,
15.30 He moved closer.
He’d made up his mind to grab the fish.
and he pulled
and pulled
and got it.
15.32 Bethan left a couple of minutes later.
15.38 Emrys brought the fish to the other side of the nest to continue eating.
15.59 372 joined him.
16.07
16.09 Emrys left with the fish.
16.11 372 found some scraps
16.12 then she shouted for fish before leaving.
16.59 Bethan was back on the nest asking for fish.
18.43 Emrys with her this time..
19.09 They did a lot of looking over this side of the nest.
19.45 Bethan again on her own.
19.48 She left and returned.
19.52
20.11 Doesn’t look like there’ll be another fish tonight.
From what I can see, there’s nobody on the nest or tower perch tonight.