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.
Question - hopefully someone can answer?
Is there any lighting near the nest at night or is the area in darkness?
Just wondering because if in darkness, ospreys must have exception eye sight between the incubating change overs and also Maya laying her eggs in the early hours!
It will be in darkness, there are fields behind as you look from the hide or to the left of the cam Karen.
Thanks Cathy - BTW - hope you enjoyed your trip :-)
Karen W said:Alison - Yes when the waters are brown it does make fishing difficult as the ospreys cannot see the fish. But fish is still plentiful here as they all know where Horn Mill is so they just nip over to the fish farm :-)
Good news for the photographers!
Maya returns. After a bit 33 rises off the eggs and then three mating attempts, all of which Maya is non-receptive.
Going back to earlier questions, yes the water is very murky at the moment but it didn't stop 33 from catching a fish pretty locally yesterday morning in the rain. He was only gone for a few minutes so most definitely didn't have time to go to the fish farm. And yes the water levels are extremely high at the moment
33 in with a fish
Maya grabs it and takes off ...
33 flew off too but has now returned to incubate
Unknown said: Going back to earlier questions, yes the water is very murky at the moment but it didn't stop 33 from catching a fish pretty locally yesterday morning in the rain. He was only gone for a few minutes so most definitely didn't have time to go to the fish farm. And yes the water levels are extremely high at the moment
Thanks for that information, Sandra.
ChloeB said: Could be wrong, but I am not convinced there are three eggs here. Looks like a piece of bedding across one of the eggs to me. Edit. Apologies, happy to say I was indeed wrong :D Edit of Edit no I wasn't wrong :D Just checked times and RW blog captures and video. Egg #3 laid 1.46am
Could be wrong, but I am not convinced there are three eggs here. Looks like a piece of bedding across one of the eggs to me.
Edit. Apologies, happy to say I was indeed wrong :D
Edit of Edit no I wasn't wrong :D Just checked times and RW blog captures and video. Egg #3 laid 1.46am
Quite right too, Chloe! See how much clearer the earlier time is on ROP's video:
Another contribution to my wrong impression was her tail-twitches prior to rising. Not much happening at the later time, which I won't take up anyone's time with, ROP having put it on the record :)
IMAGICAT
Evening, All. Earlier in this thread Mary mentioned that 4 would be a record but I seem to recall at least one nest having had 4 chicks fledge a year or two or three ago. Think it was the Kielder nest of Glaslyn-hatched male YA. Seem to recall another although that may be wishful thinking. I trust those in the know will correct any wrong information here, please.
Kind regards, Ann