Female arrived back at nest on 15th March as of this morning no sign of male. He usually arrives back 3 days before her better news 2 of the offspring are back in uk

All 3 chicks have now been ringed blue 7c 8c 9c looks like to females 1 male

All 3 eggs have now hatched anyone in the area get down meet the people see the birds well worth a visit

1st chick seen at 5am today

The pair are to become grandparents YA a 2007 chick is at Kielder nest1 is now sat on 1 egg

3 eggs in nest

1st egg today seen at 10.10

male back 20th female back 22nd mating began

Both birds took there 1st flights today

Both birds are now doing plenty of wing flapping ,male managed to feed it self after dad left a fish learning quickly.Another pair being seen regularly

Chicks have been ring blue5c poss male blue6c poss fem chicks are growing fast

Just returned from a weeks stay at Glan Blyl camp site for a extended Osprey watch. The 2 chicks are both doing fine growing at a rapid rate father bringing plenty of food to the nest.One of the reasons this pair are so successful is they normally arrive back early get there act together and have chicks in the nest up to 5 weeks before any other UK Osprey hence 23 chicks in 9 years,the 1st year the nest was blown down in a big storm.The site is no longer open 7 days a week closed on a Monday and Friday RSPB cut backs,the local people are well on the way to getting sorted for next year here,s hoping some people will not be there much longer Good luck to you both you both no who you are many thanks for the last 9 years.

Glaslyn
3 Ospreys
4 Mute swans with 15 cygnets between them
Chaffinch
House Sparrow
Swallow
House Martin
Sand Martin
Swift
2m 1f Red breasted Merganser
Dunnock
Whooper Swans
1 White Wagtail
Pied Wagtails
Buzzards
Blue tits
Great tits
Oystercatcher
Lapwings
Reed Bunting

Porthmadog The Cob
2 Red breasted Merganser
Pied Wagtails
Swallows
Chaffinch
Mallards
Mute Swans
2Greenshank
Goldfinch
Swift
House Martin
Oystercatchers

Borth y Gest
Shell ducks
Oystercatchers
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
Great tits
Cormorants
Chifchaf
Heron
Rock pippit
Curlew
Pied Wagtails
Wood Warbler
Jay
Winchat
Buzzard

Glan byl campsite

Lesser Whitethroat
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Chaffinch
Robin
Wren
Blackbird
Swallows
House Martins
Swift
Meadow Pippit
Buzzards
Collard doves
Pair of Bull finches

I set up a seed feeder next to caravan and with in minutes i had Greenfinches and Goldfinches feeding, the Bullfinches where feeding on grass seeds and where there for over a hour.We had the daily Goldfinch show,stripping dandelion heads

News that the third egg has failed to hatch reaches me today the 1st time that an egg has failed Im off for a week of osprey watching and maybe some volunteering while im there full report on my return

The 1st chick hatched on Monday night at around 21.40 the 2nd chick hatched this morning at 8.30am the 3rd chick should hatch on Friday as this is the normal procedure with the Ospreys

First visit this afternoon, great views of the Ospreys both on the nest and in flight around the nest , also a single Red Kite circling over the viewing area.
Lots of Swallows and House Martins, plus a couple of Wheatear, Buzzard.
Great site

Just returned from a weekend away at Glaslyn ,the sad news is it is almost certainly the last year the visitor center will be open,due to the fact the RSPB have withdrawn funding.The locals are trying to get something sorted out but funds are hard to come by,they are applying for funding but as yet have not heard anything.The site which has now been open for 9years now and was the 1st in Wales has been a big success thanks to the hard work but in by Geraint Williams and his team has been remarkable.
At present there are 7 Ospreys in the Glaslyn area the original pair along with another pair and 2 males both on nest and both being visited by a single female,typical female cant decide what she wants Of the previous years chicks there are 2 females nesting at Keilder,1female nesting at Threave Castle Dumfries and breed for the last 2 years another has been seen in the Highlands of Scotland and a 5th chick has returned to Glaslyn,these birds are the only 1s id by rings at the moment.
So if your in the area and feel like popping in say hello to the team ,be educated see the nest threw the scopes watch the live feed on the large screen and see some Ospreys this could be your last chance.

2 day stay at Glan Byl caravan site to visit Glaslyn. Report from the caravan site.Glaslyn and Borth y gest

Camp site

Buzzards
3 Red kite
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Blackbirds
Robins
House sparrow
Swift
Swallow
Wood warbler
Wrens
Blue tits

The Red kites spent most of Sunday thermalling over the site and surrounding country side giving superb views

Borth y gest
A walk along the coastal path

Heron
20plus Common tern
40plus Oystercatchers
Pied wagtails
Cormorant
3 Red breasted mergansers
Dunnocks
4 Chiffchaff
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
Blue tits
Greenfinch
Robins
Blackcap
Lesser whitethroat
Swallows
Curlews

Glaslyn

2 Ospreys
5 Red breasted merganser
Chaffinch
Wheatear
Great tit
Goldfinch
Blackbird
Red kite
Swallow
Mute swans
Whooper swans
Mistle thrush
Long tailed tits
Heron
White wagtail
Canada geese
Buzzards
Greylag geese
Sand martins
Peregrine falcon


-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 6th of May 2013 08:19:28 PM

3 eggs laid

Red kite
Fieldfare
Redwing
Kingfisher
Otter

All seen in the last few days

1st egg laid 6th 2nd egg 9th hoping for a full house

Up to 5 other Ospreys seen around the nest site this week.Good news from Keilder water that sum of the Osperys are Glaslyn birds,including the 1st bird to fledge 9 years ago

Both birds arrived back earl this week 10th year for this pair,nest building under way male bird fishing.A third bird has tried to get on to the nest but chased off still in valley

Sad news yesterday dosnt make any sense at all
http://www.rspb.org.uk/news/318857-rspb-cymru-withdraws-from-the-glaslyn-osprey-project-near-porthmadog-please-scroll-down-for-welsh-version

All 3 birds have now fledged full house again

Chicks where ringed today they seem to be all females
there ring numbers where 80 0C and 1C all doing well and starting to rip the fish themselves plenty of wing flapping taking place also Redstart chicks been seen around the site. Otter seen regularly

-- Edited by Graham Smith on Monday 25th of June 2012 04:57:41 PM

17-06-12

Well done to the RSPB volunteers - warm & welcoming and very patience in helping those inexperienced at using scopes, particularly children. Also the enthusiasm and appropriate knowledge disseminated to a broad range of interests.

Very unusually (I was told this was the first since the camera was set up) but there was no live camera transmitting pictures back to base due to a technical problem. There is nothing like the real thing and was good to watch male bringing fish for 3 healthy young.

3rd chick hatched Monday at 6.15am

2nd chick seen on Saturday at 8.05am

1st chick seen at 10am today

Confirmed sightings of 2008 chick YC seen fishing in valley

Female sat on 3 eggs another female seen in the valley happy days

1st egg laid on 3/4/12

Female arrived back today exactly same date as last year, last year she laid the earliest recorded egg heres hoping

Male arrived back on mothering Sunday 1st seen on nest at 10.20am

Looks like there on there way Hope to see mum and dad next year

All 3 of the Glaslyn Osprey chicks have safely fledged. Chick 79 finally took to the air this morning. Thanks to excellent parenting by the adult birds, another generation of Osprey.

Just got back from a weeks Osprey watching the chicks are growing fast eating 3 to 4 fish a day

2 chicks hatched third due tomorrow with a bit of luck these are the earliest recorded births in the uk

Just back from 2nd weekend

29th we found 1 Bar headed goose
2 Barnacle Geese
plus the bulk of the last list
1st May 3 Bar headed Geese

3 Ospreys in the valley the breeding pair plus a 2008 chick
The eggs are due to star hatching around the 9th May

1st visit of the year and what a treat the resident pair where there sharing the egg sitting duties, also a chick from 2008 was on site over the weekend even sitting on the nest.
Sand Martins
House Martins
Swallows
Sedge Warbler
Whopper Swans
Common Sandpiper
Wheaters
Winchat
Red Breasted Mergansers
Reed Bunting
Pied Wagtail
Lapwings
Skylark
Heron
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
Canada's
Grey lag
Mute Swan
Shell duck
Oyster Catchers

and to top it all iv been asked if id like to do some shifts on the protection team

The birds are back up to 10 days early this year mother now sat on 3 eggs

Off to see the chicks this week 3 hatched again top class place to visit free entry nest cam video of last years birds, only takes just over 1 hour to get there. Plenty of other birds to see if you walk down the river was there last bank holiday saw 3 0spreys flying,buzzards, whooper swans which stays over ,gray lag, barnacle geese,kingfishers, red merganser,the usual array of finches and tits and a pair of northern wheaters.