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.
Maya incubating her eggs in horrible conditions! I see she has a fish nearby - handy!
Looking much better here, at least it is dry!
33 arrives to give Maya a well earned break :-)
Maya does a little bit of tidying then makes a move for the fish that is lying on the nest
With fish in talon, off she goes
33 gets the eggs tucked under him
and settles.
Two happy ospreys - Maya away having some fish in peace and 33 incubating :-)
Maya returns
Maya moves close but 33 is not for getting up :-D
but after a couple of minutes he does
Off he flies
and Maya settles down to incubate
Latest news of Manton Bay nest from Holly is at the end of today's blog
Link >>> 30's back in the UK
Yes, brilliant news, 30(05) has crossed the channel and at 10am this morning was 50 miles from Rutland. She is probably at her nest now :-)
Fantastic to see 30(05) safely home how lovely for Sandra, who was volunteering this morning, to get a mention too :-)
Change over - 33 has been incubating for ages but now Maya returns from a break and takes over.
Still two eggs
Well, 33 didn't stay away for long - a minute later and in he flies with some straw
and after some stick shuffling, he takes off
A stick on its way in by 33 :-D
then placing it
33 now flown ...
33 arriving with another stick
LOL Maya knows when she's beat ... She gives in, rises and flies off
33 settles down once more to incubate :-D
It would be interesting to know just how many hours 33 incubates :-D
Night cam on and Maya now incubating.
I wonder if we will see three eggs tomorrow?
33 is doing a nightshift :-)
Maya flew off and 33 arrived within seconds to take over incubating ...
A quick shuffle and he has quickly settled down on the eggs
"Maya reveals Egg #3 @ 00:32hr, Blue33 comes to check".
Guess who had a browser-refresh at a crucial moment?! >:(
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