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Summary of the season so far:
Maya arrived back 12 March and Blue 33(11),on 14 March. The pair are currently incubating three eggs - #1 laid 28 March, #2 laid 31 March and #3 on 3 April.
Maya and 33 have incubated these eggs for 34 days now and in a few days we should see the first hatching of the season and another record broken!
Maya checks the eggs! I expect she will be beginning to listening for little chipping sounds :-)
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Maya is a little unsettled just now ... looking around and little chirps
and this is why .... FISH
Maya gets up and takes it
off she flies
and 33 takes over incubating
Maya has come back and 33 has flown.
Maya returns after having her fish supper and 33 flies off
Maya checks the eggs
then settles down
Hi Alison - hope you are feeling a little better now.
Karen W said: So are we looking forward to a record early hatch? Maya has a habit of being a bit late with the first hatching so maybe it will be Saturday or Sunday.
So are we looking forward to a record early hatch? Maya has a habit of being a bit late with the first hatching so maybe it will be Saturday or Sunday.
This pair are really smashing the records. I am not sure what the earliest hatch is - does anyone know?
But I think we'll see hatch here tomorrow.
[/quote]Glaslyn 2011
See Glaslyn 2011
This is the earliest hatch in the calendar. Not the fastest hatch from laying.
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Hi Karen. A tiny bit better - maybe! Colds always knock me out for ages, don't know why. I'm going to Scotland for a nature watching holiday on Saturday week, so I'm trying hard (by doing nothing) to recover in time for that.
TIGER: Thanks for the info. So 9th May is the earliest .. yes I think that record will be easily broken :-)
ALISON: Keep resting and get better for your holiday :-)
An update from Anya
Link >>> 1st May
20:44 Night Cam on
Maya has just had another check of the eggs.
I wonder what tomorrow will bring?