The team are off to The Gambia on 7/1/2014 and Tim's latest Blog gives all the details. Watch this space.
Birdies LG DU update.
maya has flown with the fish.
blimey she is back again.
Blue 28(10) still around.
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Maya flew off for a few minutes and back. I thought Blue 28(10) was going to incubate but now mantling!
Edit - Blue 28(10) flew off perhaps to give chase and now - 10:38 Maya has flown off with the fish.
Looks like an intruder again. Did something fall on the eggs?? when 28 went off??.
I was wondering the same thing Mike?!
something did happen to the eggs but I can't work out what. Maya looked at them several times before flying off with her fish. Past 10 minutes a bit chaotic. Poor Maya.
Marina Kyriacou
She's gone now with the fish.
I'm sure something fell as he flew off. Anyone videoing??.
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I looked like 28 was just interested in her fish and felt sure he was going to take it from her. Then realised he had to incubate, then an intruder! 33 is not letting up if indeed it was him.
I think Maya seems to know that something is wrong with the eggs. She just landed with her fish and looked at them a few times then flew off again.
This is a sad sight no Osprey on the eggs.
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