Ospreys nesting in the Brecon Beacons, South Wales - Historic Moment!!

A couple of weeks ago I was approached by the county bird recorder for Breconshire to try and get some images of a pair of Ospreys that were building a nesting platform near to where I live in the Usk Valley. This was no easy task because of the sensitivity involved, (not only because of the bird’s welfare, which is paramount), but because of a local dispute with the Welsh government over the land usage in the area. After agreement with the various parties involved and after assessing the best viewing spot for photographing these sensitive birds without disturbing them I set up and waited. Much later after a long five hour wait I was very pleased to get some images. They are not the best quality stills, but that wasn’t the point, the most important thing was getting the first and only images of nesting ospreys in South Wales for a couple of hundred years!!



I also obtained extensive video footage of the birds calling to each other and nest arranging, but this video footage will be held back by me until an appropriate time is decided.
A real red letter day for the local birding community and also for me personally.