Friday 25th March
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Blue 24
returns around 10.00am. Brings in nesting material
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Tuesday 29th March
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After a few days absence Blue 24
arrives back on the nest and stays around
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Wednesday 30th March
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A very eventful day on the Dyfi
See: Friends Reunited: Blue 24, Blue 5F & Dai Dot
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Thursday 31st March
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Another eventful day. Blue 5F, joined by a red kite, divebombs Blue 24 on the nest and an aerial battle ensues. Meanwhile, crows pinch Blue 24's flounder which lies abandoned on the nest
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Friday 1st April
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Today's Dyfi blog with a video of yesterday's action.
See: Two ospreys, a flounder, a kite and no fools
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Sunday 3rd April
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10.14am Dai Dot
skydances for Blue 24. Lots of mating and nestorations but no fish offerings from Dai who stays just over an hour and then leaves
Monty arrives home, 1.07pm
Glesni arrives, 3.35pm and a fight breaks out between the two females. Glesni manages to regain her nest
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Sunday 17th April
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12.10pm, Blue 24 lays an egg on Dyfi nest 2. She has been using the platform since being ousted from the main nest. Monty has been regularly mating with her there
See: Blue 24 lays egg
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Monday 18th April
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Nest 1: Glesni - Egg #1 laid 4.07am
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Thursday 21st April
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Nest 1: Glesni - Egg #2 laid 1.36am
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Saturday 23rd April
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Nest 1: Glesni - Egg #3 laid 10.05pm
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Sunday 24th April
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Although Blue 24 continues to incubate on Nest 2, she is now having to fish for herself. Monty's allegiance is with Glesni on Nest 1
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Wednesday 27th April
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Dai Dot intrudes at 7.32pm, having been ousted from his own nest, and is escorted away by Monty
See: Dai Dot - what has happened to him
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Friday 29th April
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Update on Blue 24, Nest 2
See: Blue 24's eggs
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Tuesday 3rd May
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Returning Dyfi born (2013) female, Blue 2R, Clarach, lands on the Glaslyn nest c11.40am, causing great excitement
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Wednesday 4th May
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Blue 24 left Nest 2 at 3.45pm and by 5.20pm a crow was seen pecking at something in the nest, presumably the eggs
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Thursday 5th May
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Blue 24 no longer incubating which suggests all eggs were predated
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Friday 13th May
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Blue 24 still around, bringing nesting material to nest 2. Monty still mates with her but no evidence of more eggs having been laid
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Tuesday 24th May
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Egg #1 hatches (36days 18hrs) 9.54pm
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Sunday 29th May
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Egg #3 hatches (35days 10hours) 8.26am
[Egg #2 does not hatch]
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Thursday
30th June
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Ringing
Chick #1 - Ceri (F) (37 days) Darvic ring, right leg, Blue/White Z0 BTO ring left leg
Weight: 1689g
Chick #2 - Tegid (M) (32 days) Darvic ring, right leg, Blue/White Z1 BTO ring left leg
Weight: 1343g
[Not satellite tagged] [Unhatched egg taken for analysis. Buccal (mouth) swabs taken from both chicks for DNA analysis]
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Thursday 14th July
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Ceri fledges 9.25am (50days 11hours)
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Monday 18th July
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Tegid fledges 12.34pm (50days 4hours)
An exciting day turns into a traumatic night at the Dyfi
See: Tegid fledges but Ceri's in trouble
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Wednesday 20th July
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Ceri dies shortly before midnight (57days)
See: Ceri has died
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Saturday
23rd July
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Ceri's body removed from the nest 8:55am
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Monday 25th July
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Ceri final update
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Friday 12th - Saturday
13th August
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Glesni last seen at dusk, roosting on top of camera pole, Fri, 12th. Thought to have migrated at daybreak, Sat, 13th
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Wednesday
24th August
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Tegid last recorded sighting 20.43pm
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Thursday
25th August
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Tegid was heard, but not seen, just before daybreak and is thought to have migrated shortly after. Official migration time recorded as 6.00am (88days)
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Thursday
1st September
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Monty last seen 8.28am
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Sunday
4th September
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Blue 24 last seen 10.15am
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