The season so far:
33(11) and Maya both arrived back within hours of each other on the 22nd March. Maya laid three eggs on the 4th, 7th, 10th April and surprised us all laying a fourth egg on the 13th April. The first chick hatched on the 12th May followed by #2 on the 13th, #3 on the 16th and #4 on the 18th. Sadly two of the chicks died, chick #2 on the 15th May and chick #4 died not long after hatching.
So four was not to be, but Maya and 33(11) have two strong, healthy chicks and 33(11) is once again proving himself to be an excellent provider. Throughout this month we will see them transform into beautiful young juvenile ospreys and learn of their sexes and IDs when they are ringed later in the month.
Some useful links:
Manton Bay Webcam
Rutland Ospreys Website
ChloeB & Tigers’ Manton Bay Stats
Manton Bay 2016 Threads - March, April, May, June, July, August,
Manton Bay 2017 Threads - March, April, May,
33 now on the nest. No sign of fish.
Birdies LG DU update.
Maya just returned with a clump of bedding
Morning all and thanks for all the updates.
Just now Maya is having a good nosh herself. The chicks are lying down so I expect they are full from being fed earlier.
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33 arrives and takes the fish
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The youngest chick is having a little wing flap and is getting up on its feet
first a stretch,
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and a little flap
and exhausted from its little exercise, has a lie down :-)
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They are going to be a couple of beauties
Can hardly believe that a week or so ago we couldn't see them over the nest rim!
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33 on the nest with the chicks.
Morning all
Maya has just flown up to the campost leaving the chicks alone on the nest and no wonder as the eldest chick was pecking at her ... how ungrateful of it.
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