Maya & 33’s Record Breaking Season so far:
Maya surprised us when she arrived back 12 March, the earliest date ever recorded at a UK public nest.
Blue 33(11), not to be outshone, arrived two days later on 14 March, making this date the earliest known for a returning pair.
On 28 March Maya laid her first egg, becoming the earliest egg to be laid in a UK public nest beating the current record by 5 days!
And in the early hours of 31 March, Maya laid a second egg.
© Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust
Over the next few days we can expect Maya to lay another egg or perhaps she may lay another two! But let’s hope our record breaking pair enjoy a peaceful April and plenty of good weather while they incubate their precious eggs.
Happy Easter to you, too, Karen, and to all reading this thread! With Mrs. G back, now we need to see her mate, Aran, and Monty and Glesni and that would make this one fantastic Easter Day!
Kind regards, Ann
Unknown said:I've just dropped in to the forum after we were out for a long evening--an excellent Bach's St Mathew's Passion.
I've just dropped in to the forum after we were out for a long evening--an excellent Bach's St Mathew's Passion.
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Within the blog, ROP confirm that 5N(04) was indeed the intruder yesterday. Great to see her safely back but hopefully from now on she will stay at her own nest!
LOL - I don't think that Anya has quite got the measure of 33 yet!
In her blog she remarks about 33 being very insistent on helping Maya incubate but as the month progresses she will see that he does most of it:-D And not just days - we have also seen him doing the nightshift! :-D
Raining now ....
Thanks, Everyone, for all the posts and pics.
Karen, Had to laugh at your comment that Anya does not yet have the measure of 33!
Ian, I'll PM you re: the concert.
Slanting rain for quite a while.
IMAGICAT
It could be snowing, not sure.
It's eased off since this recording but still something is falling:
It is absolutely heaving it down in Manton bay. I feel sorry for poor Maya. There was definitely snow encountered on my way here this morning. Can't see the other one yet as the light isn't good enough.