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.
Blimey - we're looking at the first hatching in just under a week's time.
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.
Yes, first hatching due early May - the incubating days are ticking away nicely.
Countdown clock from and can be found at ChloeB and Tiger's Website
33 has now flown. Maya remains incubating and still waiting on breakfast!
There must have been a change as Maya has just flown in and rapidly removed 33!
Birdies LG DU update.
Weather has taken a turn for the worse - rain again. Poor Maya
I don't think the weather is going to be particularly good next week when the chicks should be due tostart hatching
Still raining but cam lens seem much clearer ..... for now!
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Confirms what Sandra told us this morning that 33 did have a fish but must have dropped it.
I have been watching for over an hour now and many times it looked as if 33 was just about to come in with a fish - Maya was doing her up periscope - but he has never appeared yet with anything.
Hopefully she will get some supper.
Fish!
33 has just arrived with a monster of a fish
it is huge!
Maya flies off with it
33 settles down to incubate