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.
See y'all later..
IMAGICAT
Love that capture of the EG lying side by side Scylla, just like 33 and Maya....
PS. No sunrise this morning, just grey cloud. :-)
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Good Morning MARY
Morning PATILY, so lovely to see you, first time this season I have been on site same time as you. Are,you all ready for the coming season then :-)
Eagerly awaiting returnees
Me too PATILY :-)
Morning all,
Scylla - thanks for the overnight captures - just hope those EGs don't start making themselves too comfy.
Just now a crow in the nest pecking away good style where the EGs had dug that hole! I think it is looking for eggs!
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It has been a few days since I have seen the cormorant. Back just now on the nest
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Oh therrrrre you are!
LOL Scylla - your captures are really funny. I wish I could snap it when it is all dangly and excitable ROTFL