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 once more rearranging the furniture
well and truly setting about his task :-)
that a boy placing it at the back :-)
33 is off again - Maya just looks :-D
33 must be in his glory when it is windy with all those broken branches lying around :-D
Really windy here. That branch 33 had laid at the back is across the nest now.
Maya just rose to turn the eggs and was struggling with the wind whipping under her.
33 at right angles ready to shove if the chance comes!
© RUTLAND WATER OSPREY PROJECT
Birdies LG DU update.
33 has got himself snuggled down again :-D
snap Mike :-D
Snap indeed Karen. What is this boy like!?
They love to sit together.
Missed delivery but looked in and saw 33 on the nest with Maya's supper - it is another monster of a fish !!
Maya is having difficulty picking it up - it is huge!
I wonder just how 33 manages to bring something this size out of the water - he must be very, very strong.
Eventually Maya manages to get it in her talons and flies off with it
33 settles down to incubate
33 is so attentive to Maya - what a great pair these two are.
33 was mantling for a bit, then flew off. Maya soon returned.
And 33 is now back
Beautiful light on the nest now.