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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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Today's family portrait
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I wonder how much longer Maya and 33 will hang around?
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Birdies LG DU update.
Morning ALL 33 just arrived on the nest just now. Stayed a moment and flew up to the cam post
Unknown said:Hi folks. Isn't it more usual for the female to leave before the chicks and the male to leave after the chicks have gone? Or does Maya usually stay until the chicks have left?
Hi Korky, Maya does seem to be the exception and usually stays until the youngsters have gone. Last season, Blue 3AU (the last juvenile to go) set off on migration 13 Aug but Maya stayed on and was last seen 31 August and 33 last seen on 3 September.
Many thanks Karen. I though you'd know. I think this nest kept pretty much to time with Loch of the Lowes in terms of returns, laying, hatches etc and they were all gone a couple of weeks ago. It's nice still to have a few osps to watch.
33 back on the nest, coming down from the cam post
just looking around
I wonder if Maya is still here!
Blue 33 surveying his domain
33 remains looking around. I have a feeling Maya has set off
33 now flies off