Glaslyn osprey diary

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Two’s company…three’s a crowd!

It was a relatively quiet week last week, with the pair spending most of their time incubating and tidying the nest – the male occasionally brought fish back to the nest.

Over the weekend the large female osprey was seen again, and was mobbing the nest – on both occasions the pair chased her off with the eggs kept safe and well away from the outsider.

Another pair of ospreys have been regularly seen circling high above the valley, and then moving off to the north towards Beddgeleret. Where they’ve come from and where they go to is not know, and although there is a nesting platform nearby they do not appear to be taking any interest in that.

We’ll keep you posted on their whereabouts and update you on any news about the eggs as soon as anything happens.

Posted by Geraint Williams at 10:25 on 1 May 2009.  4 comments

Comments

Corfield
Posted on Saturday, 2 May 2009 at 21:39
The male does not need to supply the female with many fish whilst she is incubating the eggs. Perhaps one or two a day, as she is not burning much energy. I think you will find once the eggs hatch he will be fishing on a much more regular basis. We have seen him bring between 5 or 7 fish to the nest during this period whilst the visitor centre was open in the last the last four years.
Heather
Posted on Sunday, 3 May 2009 at 9:59
lets hope they choose to nest in Wales !
Gwalch
Posted on Sunday, 10 May 2009 at 11:11

Gobeithio neith y tri wy ddeor eto 'leni a fydd y tri yn hedfan y nyth yn llwyddianus erbyn mis Gorffenaf.

Gwalch
Posted on Wednesday, 13 May 2009 at 10:11

Many congratulations to the ospreys and the protection team today as the first egg hatches.

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