Link to last post on Manton Bay – April 2018 and link to Useful Links
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 returns with a clump of hay, does a bit of nestorising, and then 33 flies.
© Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust
Approx 11:50, 33 flew in with an awkward stick landing on Maya and she got up
Maya flew off and 33 set about placing it
Holding my breath, I watched him push it over away from the eggs
He then settled down to incubate
12:25 Maya returns
quick look at the eggs - still all look intact, cannot see any pips!
(c) Rutland Osprey Project
and Maya now settles down to incubate.
Maya has checked the eggs a couple of times and looks like she is having a listen.
33 has arrived, fiddling about as usual :-)
Maya has flown and 33 takes over incubating
Another changeover from Maya to 33.
Change again - now Maya incubating and before settling down, she pulled hay all around the eggs! Not sure how much we will see but she is checking quite a bit.
The little thing must be chipping away :-)
33 gets himself a front row seat for the imminent hatching :-D
Maya has taken off again - she really is restless today and 33 has taken over incubating.
Maya is back and really making the nest comfy.
She really had to shove him off this time!
Well captured Alison - I was laughing watching it but unfortunately could not get a screenshot.
I must get on with some chores - BBS