And a new
chick has been born at the Llyn Brenig site this year
Ian Cooper
05:00, 30
JUN 2019
HELMET
CAMERA CAPTURES LLYN BRENIG OSPREY CHICK IN THE NEST
This rare
headcam footage gives viewers a rare glimpse into the hidden world of North
Wales magnificent Ospreys.
It was
filmed by staff at the Osprey breeding programme at Llyn Brenig in Denbighshire during
one of their regular 'ringing' sessions - are ritual conducted to help keep
track of the birds.
This
year, the arrival of a brand new male chick at the Denbigh moorland
site has give all those involved with the scheme a special reason to celebrate.
The chick
was successfully hatched in the 15 metre high purpose built platform on the in
the reservoir itself and its weight confirmed the bird as a male.
The bird, who was given the identification 'KA5', is believed to be around five weeks old and weighed in at 1490g.
The bird, who was given the identification 'KA5', is believed to be around five weeks old and weighed in at 1490g.
He is the
second chick to be born at Llyn Brenig - this first was a female which hatched
last year.
She was
named Luned, after a character in the Mabinogion, following a social media
vote.
"Normally what we do is use Welsh literature as our source of names and this year we are going to go with 'One Moonlit Night' by Caradog Prichard," said Llyn Brenig's Tourist and Attractions Manager Nick Kite, who plans to find some suitable male names by using a Facebook poll.
The choice of names for the chick are either 'Rolli' or 'Moi' from the famous novel, with the results from a vote announced next week.
"Normally what we do is use Welsh literature as our source of names and this year we are going to go with 'One Moonlit Night' by Caradog Prichard," said Llyn Brenig's Tourist and Attractions Manager Nick Kite, who plans to find some suitable male names by using a Facebook poll.
The choice of names for the chick are either 'Rolli' or 'Moi' from the famous novel, with the results from a vote announced next week.
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