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