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.
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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.
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Link >>> Out of the Mist
Thanks, All, for all the pics and posts and videos. Is the murk mainly condensation on the lens or is the weather truly awful?
Scylla, the bouquet-of-flowers-for-Maya video is hilarious--thanks! Difficult to tell through the murk if they are still there or have blown/been pushed off the nest.
Kind regards, Ann
Thanks for the link KAREN
Surprise to see weather still awful Thought it was supposed to be better today
Tweet from Rutland ....
Good to know, despite the weather, that 33 was in earlier with a trout so they have both eaten.
It's very wet (of course!). I think that Blue33 gave Maya a break:
IMAGICAT
Its looking a lot better this morning.... (thank goodness)...
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33 was quite animated, following someone
It was Maya, she landed
Change over
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That's what I just said out loud MARY, Thank goodness for that when I logged in to see a clear picture and a dry nest.
33 must have been incubating as he just flew off and Maya has settled on the eggs.
C ROP
Morning All - I am so pleased to log in and see it has cleared up.
Thanks for all the earlier updates and captures.
Maya still incubating and just now has just given the eggs a turn
I've been watching off/on this morning while working.
Around 10:40 there was something around. 33 arrived on the nest and got very low down beside Maya. Both of them alert and looking up but nothing came of it.
33 has been in and out wanting on the eggs
12:20 - when she would not get up, he just snuggled down beside her
(c) ROP