The Glaslyn ospreys are nurturing their first egg of the season. RSPB Cymru staff noticed the egg was laid very early this morning (Monday 6 April).
The female had been agitated on Sunday evening and when she returned back to the nest after 5pm last night, she was moving around the nest and engaging in displacement activity.
Geraint Williams, Osprey Project Officer for RSPB Cymru said: “This is the sixth season we have seen the pair produce eggs. It certainly is exiting for the visitors to the site, as well as staff and volunteers, to witness such a wonderful spectacle – lets hope this is the beginning of another productive season for the ospreys.”
Normally the female osprey would lay every other day, with a total of three eggs expected during the next few days. Each egg will be incubated for around 37 days, which means hatching should occur in mid-May.
The adults are the only known nesting pair of ospreys in Wales. The viewing scheme is open to the public every day from 10 am until 6 pm until the 4 September and is free of charge to all.
Details can also be found on the RSPB website at www.rspb.org.uk/datewithnature and there will be regular updates about the birds on the Glaslyn osprey blog at http://blogs.rspb.org.uk/glaslynospreys