Link to previous thread: Manton Bay – July 2019
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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Maya has been fishing!!
11:29 Maya arrives with a large fish.
33 turns his back showing no interest in the fish and stays on the nest for a good few minutes and then 33 flies off leaving Maya to eat her fish.
Video 1: Maya arriving with her fish
Video 2: Maya tucking in and 33 flying off leaving her to her fish
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I checked around noon and the nest was empty therefore assume Maya flew off with her fish.
Just now 33 is on the nest just looking around
33 low in the nest mantling
33 obviously guarding his nest just now as I expect there will be a lot of activity with the ospreys, young and old, on the move
Off for a bit now. Catch up later BFN
Edited in the posh link!
Further to patily's observation yesterday on the algae bloom, this had been confirmed by a local paper. Rutland 'beach' and aqua-sport areas are closed. On my phone :) www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/.../rutland-water-beach-aqua-park-3252221.amp
Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/
Night cam is now on. I've not see Maya or 33 since last posting.
Today's Family Portrait
Morning All
Maya landed on the nest only staying a moment and flying off
Morning Patily - Maya on the nest just now
she stays around 20 mins just looking out on the bay and then flies up to the cam post
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Maya is back and calling