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The Glaslyn Osprey Date with Nature event in north Wales has finally closed its doors for the 6th season on a very wet and windy weekend. It was another very successful year with three more osprey chicks fledging, and over 30,000 people visiting the site to see these wonderful balls of fluff grow and thrive into spectacular birds of prey.

Hundreds of people also followed the seasons’ story online via this blog, and got involved in two community events which raised over £800 for the RSPB and its conservation work.

The Glaslyn osprey pair have now successfully raised 12 chicks since first nesting in north Wales in 2004, the family of five have now started their migration south to Africa.  All three chicks were ringed this year so in two or three years time we hope to see them returning, a Glaslyn chick from 2006 has successfully bred in Scotland this year!

The Date with Nature project led by RSPB Cymru staff and volunteers is now closed for the winter but will open again in late March next year. Details of this project and others across the UK can be found on the RSPB website at www.rspb.org.uk/datewithnature

Where has the time gone!? It seems like just last week when we were setting up the site and ensuring the cameras were working for efficient monitoring of the nest and eggs.

Yet here we are, five months gone and three chicks successfully fledged and on their way to Africa.  Indeed, the adult male and adult juvenile have not been seen today and we assume that the somewhat milder weather of today has prompted them to leave Glaslyn.

I’d just like to say a BIG thank you to everyone (staff and volunteers) who have made my first season such a delight as well as an experience I’ll never forget. I’m already planning the next season and look forward to seeing you again next year. Here’s hoping for few more chicks to add to our osprey success here in Glaslyn!

Thank you to you all!