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.
Quick check and see 33 incubating. Panting a little too so it must be warm
Maya has arrived and stands by 33
33 eventually gets up and flies off
and Maya settles down to incubate
Lovely to see 3J(13), daughter of Maya and 5R(04)- Maya's partner before 33(11) - lay her first egg earlier at Dyfi this morning. Hope all goes well there.
Maya incubating just now and amusing herself pulling at the straw around her
Bottom cam still down! Second day now, I wonder if they know?
I would think so. It probably doesn't help that it's the weekend.
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.
Maya incubating as dawn breaks.
Birdies LG DU update.
Got an error message on both cameras, refreshed and got the top camera back but error message on bottom camera telling me to check my network?.....Maya quietly incubating
Morning Mike, Patily and ALL
Bottom cam still not working for me Patily. Scene on the nest just now
Hi KAREN Thanks Glad its not my poor old laptop