{"id":617368,"date":"2026-06-02T17:20:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T17:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/617368\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T17:20:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T17:20:30","slug":"rare-osprey-chicks-hatch-at-nest-on-north-wales-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/617368\/","title":{"rendered":"Rare osprey chicks hatch at nest on North Wales lake"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two rare osprey chicks have hatched at a nest on a North Wales lake.<\/p>\n

The osprey is a spectacular fish-eating bird of prey, which is incredibly rare because of its historical decline and low breeding numbers.<\/p>\n

Ospreys have been seen around Llyn Brenig in Denbighshire<\/a> since 2015, with the first pair nesting and successfully raising a chick in 2018. Sign up for the North Wales Live newsletter<\/a> sent twice daily to your inbox<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

The first egg hatched on May 28 at around 8pm.<\/p>\n

A second chick emerged at just after 5am this morning.<\/p>\n

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Second osprey chick emerges at Llyn Brenig<\/p>\n

There have been lots of messages of support from those keeping up with progress on the nest cam.<\/p>\n

One said: “Well done you two, let\u2019s keep fingers crossed for your first thre egg hatch.”<\/p>\n

Usk Valley<\/a> Ospreys said: “Congrats all. Good to see our Welsh osprey pairs breeding successfully.”<\/p>\n

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