Ospreys
laid a clutch of eggs on a nesting platform at the Llyn Brenig reservoir on the
Denbigh Moors last year
Ian
Cooper
22:03, 25
MAR 2019
UPDATED10:15,
26 MAR 2019
One of
Britain's rarest birds which set up home in Denbighshire is
being given a helping hand thanks to some much larger flying beasts.
It is 12
months since a pair of Ospreys laid a clutch of eggs on a nesting platform at
the Llyn Brenig reservoir on the Denbigh Moors.
Now the
Ministry Of Defence has agreed to limit low flying between the months of April
and May - the main period of sensitivity in terms of disturbing the
birds.
It comes
as a unique bird hide has been developed to allow photographers to capture
images of the birds from a perfect vantage point.
Nick
Kite, attractions manager for Welsh Water, who has been instrumental in
developing the hide, said the facility designed by Gilleard Bros Ltd has been
positioned 150 metres from last year's nesting site.
It is
unique in that is has one way glass, gimbles to allow heavy camera lenses to be
kept in the perfect position and even comfy office chairs for snappers.
Mr Kite ,
who has been in the role since 2012, added: "Pretty soon I realised that
we might be able to attract Osprey's to this site, we started putting up
telegraph poles with ready-made nesting platforms on and over the course of two
or three years we had five sites. Finally last year, they decided to
breed."
"The
only platform over water is very similar to the location the
nine-year-old female bird (known as Bird 24) was born at Rutland Water.
Perhaps she thinks shes found somewhere that looks a bit like home!' And
the team at Brenig has also looked to a skies for a helping hand (or wing) of a
much different kind, in the form of the MOD.
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