Thursday
19th March
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Female (no ring)
arrives on the nest at 5.44am
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Tuesday
7th April
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An unidentified male osprey seen in the area today. Female flies with him for a short time without aggression. Later returns to the nest alone
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Thursday
9th April
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Returning Rutland born female, Blue 5F, lands on the nest in the afternoon. This is the first time this three-year-old daughter of satellite-tracked osprey, Yellow 30(05), has been spotted back in the UK
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Saturday
11th April
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Blue 5F visits again whilst the nest is empty. Glaslyn female soon returns and escorts her away
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Tuesday
14th April
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Yet another visitor and another first sighting of a three-year-old returnee this morning. This time it is a Glaslyn granddaughter, Blue 1H, landing on the nest perch. Blue 1H(12) is the daughter of Glaslyn born male,Yellow 37(05) now breeding at Kielder Nest 2. She never makes it onto the nest as 'Grandma' quickly sends her packing
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Wednesday
15th April
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At 12.47pm a male osprey, ringed Blue CU2, left leg (quickly nicknamed 'Jimmy' by Glaslyn staff), lands on the edge of the nest whilst the female is home. He stays for a few minutes until she chases him off. He returns later, four visits in total, his last being at 7.10pm. The Glaslyn female appears more tolerant of him and stops mantling. They even fly together at one point.
'Jimmy' also visited the Dyfi nest last August. He is a three-year-old, hatched in Dumfries & Galloway, 2012
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Thursday
16th April
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A male osprey is seen (Jimmy) very early morning on the nest with the female. Mating, or attempted mating takes place. He returns around 8.30am bringing a fish, which he takes to a tree behind the nest. Later, another male osprey shows up. It is Blue 80, hatched at Glaslyn in 2012, returning to his natal nest. He mates with his mother, having previously chased off Jimmy. She shows no animosity toward him as he commences to rearrange the nest.
Blue 80 intruded at Dyfi last August
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Monday
20th April
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Egg #1 laid 7.25pm.
Blue 80 has been spending more and more time away from the nest and now Jimmy is back on the scene
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Tuesday
21st April
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Egg thought to have been removed from nest early am but was seen again later having been covered with bedding. No attempt has been made to incubate. Jimmy still around and is supplying fish to the female. Blue 80 has not been seen since early to mid afternoon Sunday.
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Wednesday
22nd April
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No fish brought to the female today, she is thought to have gone fishing for herself. Jimmy has been spending long periods away from the nest
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Friday
24th April
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Egg #2 seen just after 6am. Female later seen to break egg. No sightings of Jimmy since 10.31am yesterday
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Saturday
25th April
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Squirrel seen on nest. Egg #1 not seen after this. All that remains in view is half of egg #2 in centre of nest.
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Sunday
26th April
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Unringed male intruder around. Lands on nest in the evening whilst the female is there. After a few moments mantling she sends him on his way
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Tuesday
28th April
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Egg #3 seen 5.50am. Not incubated. No male ospreys reported in the vicinity
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Wednesday
29th April
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Egg #3 left abandoned in nest. Predated by crow
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Thursday
30th April
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An unringed male lands on the nest at 10.41am next to the female. After about an hour of them moving around the nest an attempted mating takes place
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Friday
1st May
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Blue 1H pays another visit to Grandma G just after 12 noon
Egg #4 laid at 5.52pm. No attempts to incubate.
New male still around, he also ignores the egg. He is now feeding the female and they appear to be bonding well.
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Monday
4th May
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Egg #5 laid 6.55pm
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Tuesday
5th May
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Egg initially incubated late last night but has been left uncovered since 6am this morning
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Thursday
7th May
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Shortly after 2.15pm, whilst the female is on the nest perch eating, the male pecks at, and partially eats the fourth egg. The female does not appear upset by this. He then starts cup-scraping and there follows a number of failed attempts to carry out the remaining shell in his beak only to have it roll back in again. He finally manages to carry it to a spot where it lodges at the side of the nest. He later shows interest in the fifth egg but does not remove it.
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Friday
8th May
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Both male and female incubate the remaining egg for short periods of time
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Sunday
10th May
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5th egg is seen to be punctured and the male later breaks it completely
Brief visit from Blue 5F who lands on the nest perch at 1.03pm. Glaslyn female mantles on the nest and 5F flies away
Sad news reaches the Glaslyn today. Blue CU2 'Jimmy' found dead having had a collision with overhead wires near Pentrefoelas, North Wales.
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Monday
18th May
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Egg #6 laid at 1.29am. Egg incubated by both birds
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Saturday
23rd May
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Egg #7 laid 2.17am
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Saturday
30 May
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Both birds officially named: Mrs G and Aran
Mr G Now Has a Name
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Thursday
4th June
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Around 5pm there is a crow attack. Mrs G chases them away whilst Aran is brooding the eggs. On her return, Aran stands up quickly and takes flight, accidentally knocking one of the eggs out to the side of the nest. Mrs G resumes incubation of the one egg in the nest cup, ignoring the one out at the side
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Friday 5th June
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Around 4.30am, during his turn at incubation, Aran is seen to roll the egg back into the nest cup
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Tuesday 23rd June
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Egg #6 hatches 2.05pm (36days 12hrs)
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Saturday 27th June
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Egg #7 hatches 5am (35days 3hrs)
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Saturday
1st August
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Ringing
Chick #1 (F) (39 days)
Darvic ring right leg, Blue/white 4R BTO ring left leg No: 1469808
Wing: 320mm Weight: 1605g
Chick #2 (M) (35 days)
Darvic ring right leg, Blue/white W0 BTO ring left leg No: 1469809
Wing: 296mm Weight: 1320g
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Thursday 13th August
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Blue 4R fledges 12.04pm (50days 22hrs)
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Wednesday 19th August
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Blue W0 fledges 6.40am (53days 2hrs)
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Sunday 13th September
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Mrs G last seen 4.26pm
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Thursday 24th September
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Blue W0 last seen 6.50pm (89 days)
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Friday 25th September
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Blue 4R last seen 7.28am (94 days) and Aran at 4.58pm
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