Is Bobby Bach going to make it? Find out here
http://www.dyfiospreyproject.com/blog/e ... ch-make-it
There is a gap in the weather so we are going for ringing now at 9.15.
Cameras will be off until the process is complete, full details will be posted later today.
http://www.dyfiospreyproject.com/blog/e ... nging-2017We have two girls and a boy and to most people's surprise,
Bobby Bach turned out to be a female!
The first (oldest) chick was 37 days old today and he weighed 1,520g - right where you'd expect a male to be at. However, his two younger siblings, both weighing exactly the same, weighed almost 13% more at 1,710g.
Here's the summary with their new names on the right:
Z2 Aeron-Male , Z3 Menai-Female and Z4 Eitha-Female
http://www.dyfiospreyproject.com/blog/e ... ai-fledgesDyfi, Wales: Menai has fledged.
After threatening to jump off all day, Menai finally decided it was time to test her wings out in earnest at precisely 15:29. She didn't go far, just a hop really to the camera pole. Soon afterwards, however, she set of for a relatively long-haul flight of over two minutes, finally deciding to try and land on the anti-perch perch on top of the larch tree.
She made it back to the nest soon afterwards with what can be described as a minor misjudgment. She soon untangled herself from the offending rail-twig into the sanctuary of the nest where a few minutes later Monty brought a mullet in for the whole family.
http://www.dyfiospreyproject.com/blog/e ... itha-fliesDyfi, Wales: Eitha has fledged at 12:53, 18th July, she finally plucked up her courage and took the plunge - directly off the new nest perch.
As happens with many fledglings, she initially went down, but soon reacted before ascending and continuing on for over three and a half minutes, soaring and flapping around the Dyfi as if she'd been doing it all her life. Can you just imagine what goes through a bird's mind during these first few seconds of flight?
Eitha was 53 days old when she took her maiden flight, a day older than the Dyfi average for females. This was to be expected as Eitha is the largest of this year's offspring - she'd probably hit the scales at over 2Kgs at the moment. Larger birds tend to take a day or two longer to get airborne.
http://www.dyfiospreyproject.com/blog/k ... indow-openDyfi Osprey Project - August 7, 2017:
Several metres up, Menai was relatively safe from the visitor,
but recognising the threat she kept a close eye on him!
August 8, 2017:
What does Monty do with screaming kids when a one fish delivery just won't do?
Bring two in of course!
We still have the lovely Glesni, but for how long?
It has been a fairly quiet week on the Dyfi. The chicks are all doing really well; flying around and perching by the river during the day, but returning to the safety of the nest area over night. Both parents are still bringing a ready supply of fish, so we can rest assured that Aeron, Menai and Eitha are all getting plenty each.
