Following a 3000-mile journey (including a week-long stopover in Madrid) a female osprey, ringed 372, arrived at the Llyn Brenig nest on Friday 3^rd April.  She has come to begin her third breeding season on the banks of the lake. 

372 is an interesting osprey, she was born in Scotland in 2021 and was part of the translocation project to Poole Harbour.  Translocation projects move the youngest, most vulnerable chicks from their nests to new locations at about five weeks old, once they are able to feed themselves but crucially cannot yet catch their own fish. They then fledge and stay around the new area for a further five weeks, getting to know the territory, with the hope being that they will return there to breed. Luckily for us, 372 decided to make her way to North Wales instead.

LJ2, our stunning male osprey, arrived on the 7^th April.  LJ2 was born in Scotland in 2018 and he has been the breeding male at Llyn Brenig since 2021.  He is a smaller, slight but ferocious male, who is protective of his territory and, as we witnessed last year, more than ready to see off any male challengers trying to take over his nest.

We look forward to seeing what this pair get up to in 2026.

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