Two rare osprey chicks have hatched at a nest on a North Wales lake.
The osprey is a spectacular fish-eating bird of prey, which is incredibly rare because of its historical decline and low breeding numbers.
Ospreys have been seen around Llyn Brenig in Denbighshire since 2015, with the first pair nesting and successfully raising a chick in 2018. Sign up for the North Wales Live newsletter sent twice daily to your inbox
Brenig Osprey Project said the current pair of ospreys nesting at Llyn Brenig are LJ2: an eight-year-old male from South Argyll who has bred at Llyn Brenig since 2021, and 372: a five-year-old female born in Scotland and translocated to Poole Harbour as a chick.
This is their third season together and after chasing away a younger male early in the season, they have settled into life at Llyn Brenig.
The female laid three eggs, on April 21, 24 and 27 April and dedicated volunteers have been monitoring them closely, keen to see how they get on.
The first egg hatched on May 28 at around 8pm.
A second chick emerged at just after 5am this morning.
Second osprey chick emerges at Llyn Brenig
There have been lots of messages of support from those keeping up with progress on the nest cam.
One said: “Well done you two, let’s keep fingers crossed for your first thre egg hatch.”
Usk Valley Ospreys said: “Congrats all. Good to see our Welsh osprey pairs breeding successfully.”