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The season so far: Maya arrived back 14 March and Blue 33(11) on 23 March. Maya laid 4 eggs 2, 5, 8 and 11 April hatching 11, 11, 13 and 17 May. The four chicks were ringed on 21 June as follows: #1 Blue 054 (F), #2 Blue 055 (M), #3 Blue 056 (M) and #4 Blue 057 (F). Further details of their vital statistics can be found here. 055 aged 53 days fledged first on 3 July followed by 054 aged 54 days on 4 July then 056 aged 53 days on 5 July and finally 057 aged 55 days fledged on 11 July.
August has now arrived and the migration window opens. Maya and 33(11) have done a fantastic job raising these four beautiful young ospreys ensuring they have had the best start in life to undertake their first migration. So until such times they go their independent ways and head off south, enjoy!
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20:14 057 took the fish from 055
055 then flies off leaving 057 tucking into the fish while 056 and 054 wait
20:56 056 takes the fish from 057
057 then flies off leaving 056 tucking in. 056 then turns on 054 when she approaches the fish. 054 flies off.
21:05 Maya arrives and night cam comes on. 056 continues to eat warning off Maya when she approached the fish.
21:12 054 returns and waits her turn along with Maya for 056 to finish
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Hopefully 054 and Maya get something to eat too.
Kind regards, Ann
Gosh! A busy looking nest......Maya was shouting just now I hope she is getting enough to eat
Somebody just landed otook off from cam post judging by the wobble
C ROP
Morning Patily and ALL -
All four on the nest but picture not clear enough to +ID
Juvie now finished eating and the one back left takes the fish. Juvie flown leaving three on the nest and now Maya arrives
Juvie returns - all four back on the nest with Maya. Something is flying around?
Maya flew off leaving 057 eating and the other two (056 and 055) waiting their turn.
Changeover and 056 takes it
056 flew off with the fish, then 057 leaving the last juvie, 055 on the nest - unfed and shouting!
33 has brought in another fish for the unfed juvie (055) and Maya :-)
055 getting tucked in and Maya waits - plenty there for both of them.
What a super osprey 33 is! He has provided enough fish that all his family - juvies and Maya are well fed this morning.
057 and 054 have returned as 055 continues tucking in. Maya is moving forward too.
055 very protective of "his" fish as Maya tries to take some but she does get some fallen bits.
Maya now takes the fish
Maya flies off with the fish closely followed by 055 leaving 054 with her brave visitor
Off out now - SYL
057 has arrived on the nest and shouting!
She's now flown ENS
and now 054
and flies off