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.
As Sandra has told previously posted - a miserable day here!
Scene just now
33 arrives but no fish??
Birdies LG DU update.
33's turned up fishless!
Maya flies off.
Where's the trout Sandra?!
Where's the trout?
33 arrives empty taloned and wipes his beak.
now standing beside Maya
change over - Maya flies off
33 settles down to incubate
He definitely was eating a fish earlier and a few mins ago.. it was flapping around. He must have dropped it. Silly boy.
Maya arrives back with some nesting material
its a nice big chunk
Maya appear to be nudging 33 to get up
Up he gets
and Maya settles down to incubate
Well that was a quick sitting for 33 and the look on Maya's face says all - "If you want a longer sit then go get another fish for me :-) "
33 is back, seemingly fishless again and wants the eggs but Maya is staying put!
He has been sat on a low branch since he was turfed off the eggs earlier. She is resisting him trying to move her lol
33 has been in twice with sticks and now annoying Maya - he wants to sit
first visit
second with a small stick
now getting close
and finally, 33 sits ... What a character he is :-)