Those of us who live near the coast are used to Herring Gulls calling over the rooftops, but the presence of an Osprey, the fish-catching raptor that winters in west Africa, prompts a special kind of agitation.
Last Wednesday, the gulls went up noisily and I rushed outside to watch an Osprey flap lazily over the garden.
It, or another, has drifted around
Llandudno for several days. One was over Rhyl too.
These may be sub-adults that will spend the summer looking for likely places to nest and feed in future years.
Several have visited the nesting platforms of North Wales’ breeding Ospreys this week, but were quickly chased off by territorial adults.
Lockdown sightings from gardens and local walks include Dotterel on the
Great Orme, Richard’s Pipit on the
Little Orme, Garganey at Cemlyn Bay and Great White Egret over
Llandudno Junction.The pair on the Dyfi estuary, where a new male has replaced “ Monty” after nine seasons, are also on three eggs and are just a few days behind the Glaslyn birds.
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