The purpose of this thread is for recording the season’s day to day activity at the Manton Bay nest thus freeing up the Rutland Osprey Project 2017 thread for general news on all the other birds, nests and projects.
For anyone new following Manton Bay, Maya and Blue 33(11) have been the resident pair for the last two years and to date have raised six chicks. More details about the nest and a table of the breeding data can be found here. Last season Maya returned on the 21 March and Blue 33(11) arrived a few days later on the 27 March.
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I am sure I speak for us all in wishing Maya and Blue 33(11) a safe journey home and for another successful season at Manton Bay.
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They're doing more videos this season - they usually keep them short 'n sweet :)
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Good evening thankyou for all the updates and pics! What is all that wooly stuff B33 has brought back to the nest? Looks like some kingd of animal! Perhaps I just need stronger specs:)
He did arrive with a huge clump in the morning (forgot to post the snap):
wow looks like an elephant
Morning! I wonder where he dragged that up from?
I just this minute posted the same "pose" on LOTL ;-D
Well, it would have been "just this minute" if the media box woulda populated >:(
Morning All when you get here.
Love that capture of 33 Scylla, looks like he has been raiding a haystack, but they don't have these anymore do they.... I knew he would put a smile on my face.... he is some lad....
Empty nest and a blurry sunrise.
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Both on the nest now
Maya busy arranging nesting material