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.
I wish the cams were the other way about
33 arrives with another large stick which lands on Maya
He then drags it across her
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Poor Maya !
33 has flown and Maya remains on the nest.
Maya is staying close to the nest now so is this telling us something?
I've got to go out for a couple of hours so who knows there may be an egg when I get back:-) SYL
Just switched on the cam. No egg as yet and 33/Maya mating
then 33 flew off returning with a lovely big bundle of hay.
Intruder around!
It looks like Maya is perched on 33's head! :D
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LOL Noc it does!
looks like Maya 33 has got himself settled in the nest cup
But I suppose he needs to make sure he will be comfy as we know when the eggs come along, it will be 33 who will be incubating :-D
33 has returned with a large, awkward looking stick and what a tangle he has got himself in!!!
He got himself free and flew off
Meanwhile Maya just looks ....
Oh Karen, he really is so funny!
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Hi KAREN
The top camera keeps stalling 33 is backLooks as though he bought a clump He has flown onto the cam post