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.
They're facing the same way (left) now. What a lovely couple they are :-*
IMAGICAT
One's just flown.
And 33 has arrived again. Maya wont get up so once more 33 snuggles down along side her :-)
Maya now rises and flies off
and 33 quickly gets on the eggs :-D
(c) ROP
Hi Scylla - they are adorable. 33 is so funny, he just wants on the eggs, I could watch him all day :-)
Much to 33's dismay Maya has returned and wants back on the eggs.
33 rises
flies off
and once more Maya takes over incubating
What's this - a bit of watery sunshine?!
33 has just brought in a lovely big fish for Maya
Maya takes off with it and 33 settles down to incubate
Another optical illusion?
scylla said:Another optical illusion?
Yes! Gave me such a fright, seeing the tiny cam on a distant screen:
Maya patiently incubating