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.
33 has just settled onto the eggs and is moving bits of hay around.
Kind regards, Ann
Maya is back and just edged 33 off the eggs.
Fish
its a biggie
Maya takes it and off she flies
33 now settled down incubating
I think he tries to bring a 'big 'un' to keep Maya busy for longer, so he has a longer turn at incubating.
Lovely sunrise today
Good Morning Alison
You beat me to it with the sunrise shot, and lovely it is too, hopefully the sun will last throughout the day to give Maya and 33 a chance to dry out.
EJ's Memorial Balgavies Loch Ospreys 2023
Good Morning ALISON and MARY Lovely scene
The sunrise is now at the large white mushroom stage (for those who know it well in the morning) lol
So ditched it and homed on the nest.
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33 arrived and Maya flew off but he is taking his time settling on the eggs In the background there was a large bird chasing another bird Has that unsettled him?
Good morning Mary and patily. They certainly could do with a calm, dry day. So could I for that matter!