Dyfi Osprey Project

[Kukelke]

July 15th

Ringing day at the Dyfi.

The ringing can start any time now, and the osplets are still blissfully unaware that they soon will get initiated and get some bling-bling in this rite of passage:





7:30 UK time - camera went off, ringing begins. Updates via live chat. A video will be made and uploaded as soon as the osplets are back on the nest again.

[Kukelke]

Ringing is over, the livestream is on again, and according the live reports on the chat all went smooth, apart from that the oldest Bob pecked at the ringer

Picture seconds after the livestream came on. Both Bobs in thanatosis:




But not for long, feisty younger Bob got up for a poopshot:




Monty is back on his perch near the nest too, and both Bobs are looking around now:

[macdoum]

... and their names are Gwynant & Deri a Boy and the youngest is a Girl. ;

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=79 ... =2&theater

with video.

edited later

[Ingran]

Hi, Macdoum. Sorry, but from the video in Facebook I found it as 3R Gwynanth a boy and 5R Deri a girl. I might be wrong my memory may cheat me.

[Maggy]

They are so sweet, thanks for the pictures, everybody!

[macdoum]

Hi, Macdoum. Sorry, but from the video in Facebook I found it as 3R Gwynanth a boy and 5R Deri a girl. I might be wrong my memory may cheat me.

Well,I didn't say boy or girl with ring No's.
But you are perfectly correct.

2014 Dyfi Osprey Chick Names
Both chicks have been ringed and as guessed by many of you, the oldest chick (3R) is a boy and his sister is, well, a girl (5R)!

Thank you for the correct order. In any case they now have beautiful names.

[Kukelke]

July 16th

Gwynant (Bob1) and Deri (Bob2) are doing fine. Here today's facebook update from the Dyfi Osprey Project:

Bore da

Here is a close up of Deri from the ringing yesterday. She is five weeks old today and has some of the darkest head feathers we have seen for a young osprey.

3R = Gwynant = Male = 1,520g

5R = Deri = Female = 1,600g

Look out for a blog by the end of the week with more information from the ringing day yesterday, including a four minute video shot in Ultra High Definition 4K resolution - a world first for ospreys?!

All four birds doing well this morning, another photo from yesterday later including the osprey weight competition winner



https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... =1&theater

[Malewitsch]

5R Deri - 3R Gwynant - Beautiful faces

[Kukelke]

July 17th

Here's the video of the ringing of the Bobs, or better said Gwynant and Deri:

[Malewitsch]

Brilliant and touching video. Thanks Kukelke

[Malewitsch]

[macdoum]

'Maybe we should start the fledging competition before the weekend':re: Gwynant
Blog from Dyfi+ video;

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=79 ... =2&theater

[Kukelke]

July 24th

Gwynant just made a serious attempt to helicopter above the nest:

[Kukelke]

More news from the Dyfi this afternoon.

While Monty was away fishing, an unknown male osprey was intruding, and although males are usually chasing off males (and females chasing off females), Glesni decided to take the case in her own talons, literally (pictures made by Emyr Evans of the DOP):

[Malewitsch]

from fb - helicopter exercisings

[Ingran]

in the night little osprey beauties. Deli is asleep and so was Gwynant. Suddenly he woke up, looked around and began to exercise his mighty wings with strong movements. Thanks to the cams infrared light one can follow the chicks through the dark hours of the night. Marvellous. Thank you all that made it possible. Now it is time for

[macdoum]

Nightime disturbance,Glesni there to protect the chicks;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG07RSzR ... ploademail

[Malewitsch]

Helicopter


from fb

[Kukelke]

Gwynant fledged this morning

START THE CARRRRRRR

Gwynant has fledged at 10:33

He's on top of the camera pole (right) at the moment with Mum & Dad wondering what all the fuss is about.

Video later



https://www.facebook.com/dyfiospreyproj ... =1&theater

Another picture of Gwynant after fledging, made by Emyr Evans of the DOP:

[Malewitsch]

Well done little jet airliner...