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.
33 returns with another stick :-)
then half places it ...
Standing once more beside Maya, I think he wants on the eggs :-D
Good Morning All
Another hint of a sunrise here, looks like the best of the weather around all the nests is here for a change.
Can't tell who is incubating at the moment :-)
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EJ's Memorial Balgavies Loch Ospreys 2023
Day cam on now Mary and Maya incubating.
Birdies LG DU update.
33 just flown in...watch this space...!
..down he goes alongside her!!
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"This is all very well dear but where's breakfast"?
He is off again at 06.26
Maya maybe whispered in his ear "Fish dear boy".... :-)
EDIT - Morning Mike
Back again, moves a few sticks and settles alongside again. This is so comical. He gets himself at right angles to her shoves his feet under her and practically lifts her off!
In fact as I look back he's succeeded and now he's on the eggs!!
Maya knows when she's beat and flies off
Morning all - thanks for the earlier captures.
Maya returns and is along side 33 nudging him to get back on the eggs.
33 then, very, very reluctantly gets up and Maya settles down on the eggs
33 flies off and has now returned with a stick
He is now fidgeting with nesting material around her as if tucking them in - awwwwwww and now he snuggles down
c) ROP
He is now up and flown
Quite windy here but at least it is dry
33 arrives
Maya then gets up and flies off
and one very happy osprey settles down to incubate :-D