Osprey return to Glaslyn
- Hot off the press - Dana Thomas from RSPB has reported that the male and female were both spotted yesterday.
The male osprey was spotted in an adjacent field to the nest site eating a large fish, and the female osprey was spotted at this morning at 7am.
An osprey pic from 2009:
Osprey spend their winters in West Africa and travel thousands of miles to return to Glaslyn every year to breed and raise their chicks.
The chicks from 2009 - named Glaslyn, Glesni and Gwenlli by children from Rhosgadfan Primary School will stay in Africa for the next few years, perfecting their amazing fishing skills.
You can keep go and see them for yourselves every day from 10 am until 6 pm until the end of August and is free!
for more details.There is also an at the Cors Dyfi site near Borth so I'm sure they are all excited about this recent sighting as well.
Fingers crossed that the birds decide to stick around and raise some young.
If you've spotted the osprey then .
Not sure what to look for? Watch some osprey videos.
See pics of the ospreys in 2008.
Gull
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At 23rd Mar 2010, joy wrote:I know its not the Osprey - but Red Kites. Yes they are spreading all over but we used to only see them when we go into Carmarthenshire. The other day I saw a huge Red Kite at Llanteg and then just three days ago my husband saw one in Manorbier Pembrokeshire. Wonderful.
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At 23rd Mar 2010, gull wrote:Great stuff Joy!
I got all excited then thinking someone had seen an osprey! ;)
Red Kites are however a huge success story in Wales though, so much so that we're sending our birds elsewhere as part of breeding programmes in the UK.
You're pretty much guaranteed to see one now if you drive up to Aberystwyth from the south or head through Mid Wales.
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At 13th Apr 2010, danielz wrote:It's always amazing to see how beautiful the nature is and how birds can travel thousands of miles...
Daniel.
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At 26th Oct 2010, Mike Rowan wrote:That is wonderful news whenever you hear of an animal species that is sighted in it's old stomping grounds. I give all of the conservationists a big thumbs up for making this happen.
Hopefully I will continue to hear of stories like this, as it absolutely makes my day! :)
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At 30th Nov 2010, U14707344 wrote:very good news! good to know that they are spreading, and detail: this bird is very beautiful! perfect, look at this picture, wonderful, great post!
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