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,
Maya watching over the sleeping chicks.
Birdies LG DU update.
Feed in progress
Morning Mike, Patily and ALL
Feed over. Maya has a few bits and offers one chick more but both are full and lying down.
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A family group as Maya starts a feed.
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They look to be behaving this morning, lovely.
chicks are full and lying down but one is still allowing Maya to push more its way :-D
(c) Rutland Osprey Project
Apart from the feeding,much the same scene.....except Maya has now flown.....and back
Lovely fly over from 33
Maya feeding the chicks.
Morning all - it is a wet, windy day here and Maya is doing her best to cover her evergrowing chicks
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