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.
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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.
Thanks, Jane.
Kind regards, Ann
She will be back to the nest soon I guess. She just lost the remains of her fish in the water as a red kite flew over.
Thanks Jane for on the spot reporting - appreciated :-)
Yes Maya did arrive back a few minutes ago. She had a large clump of nesting material in her talons. She stayed a couple of minutes on the nest, 33 was not for getting up, and then flew off.
33 is looking really cosy in among all that straw
Maya arrives and 33 remains on the eggs. So funny but she actually gave him a nudge and up he got. 33 then flew off and Maya has settled down to incubate.
Maya is moulting just now and has a feather stuck on her nose :-D
Good Morning All
Its a while since we seen one of these.
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33 incubating I think.
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It is, He does love his incubating! He got nearly an hour last night. :)
There has been a changeover. Maya is incubating but 33 is lurking ready to pounce!
Morning All and how lovely to see a sunrise - thanks Mary
Maya is fidgeting with the nesting material. Looks a beautiful morning, hopefully a turn around here with the weather.
What a lovely clear view now! 33 incubating at the moment