Many thanks to AG who wrote this preface to the Llyn Brenig thread for us (below)
Llyn Brenig is a reservoir on the border between Denbighshire and County Conwy in North Wales. It is managed by Welsh Water; the osprey project is a partnership between them and North Wales Wildlife Trust.
One pair of ospreys raised a single chick here each year from 2018-2020. Neither of this pair returned in 2021, when the nest was taken over by 2 Scottish birds, LJ2 (male) and LM6 (female), both 2018 chicks. The nest was vandalised the night after LM6 had laid her first egg; while the two could not continue to breed they did stay close to the site until normal migration time.
A new nest has been erected in 2022 with additional security and a streaming camera is in place. A new hide has also been built.
Links to
North Wales Wildlife Trust Page https://www.northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/days-out/ospreys-llyn-brenig
Welsh Water Page https://llynbrenig.com/llyn-brenig-osprey/
Osprey Project Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/brenigospreyproject
Friends of Llyn Brenig Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/FriendsofLlynBrenigBlue24
Llyn Brenig YouTube Channel for Live Stream https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8_OrcBilBcFmDQVGgrk2ng
Thanks for the updates Glider, they seem to be a good routine now. There has been an early morning fish delivery which managed to escape LJ2s talons and leap into the nest cup but all seems well and the chicks were fed. And even better the webcam is no longer glitchy, at the moment.
10.00 Thank you LJ2, what a cracker of a fish!
Those two chicks will get many feeds off this whopper.
2nd feed managed just before LJ2 took the fish away at around 11.09
Fish returned just after noon for a 3rd feed
12.35 LJ2 back to defend the nest from an unseen intruder.
13.18 - 4th feed for the chicks
By the end of the 5th feed at 13.52, see how far #1 chick has moved to get to the fish!
Chick #1 had fallen asleep after the last feed next to the fish, away from mum.
14.44, the chick woke up, realised where it was, turned around and shuffled back to snuggle under mum.
Fish delivery about 7.30 am today and both chicks fed equally. The older chick, on the left, is entering the dinosaur stage and is very well camouflaged in the nest.
Good morning everyone. Another calm looking day. Some early morning squabbles from the little ones, usually started by #2 and finished by #1 whilst waiting for breakfast.
Around 07.35, LJ2 arrives with a small fish.
The chicks are hungry and call loudly to be fed. LM6 feeds them half of the fish and their crops start to fill up.
Feed is over and LM6 settles back down on them around 07.50. After she has sat down, a loud splash is heard from out with camera shot.