Continued from Manton Bay – March 2020
The history of the Manton Bay nest, breeding stats and links to previous threads can be found here
The season so far:Mar 16: Blue 33(11) returned 07:12Mar 16: Maya returned 13:16Mar 29: Egg #1 laid 20:52
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Still didn't get a view of the eggs though Mike :-)
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Now there is a sticky up stick on the nest :-)
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Morning ALL - thanks for early posts
33 has just arrived and standing by Maya
Maya rises - we can see nothing
off she goes
33 takes over
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During the change over I saw nothing. 33 is fiddling with the stick as he incubates - hopefully he will move it and the clump of moss.
Until then, we wait !
Intruder around - Maya and 33 mantling
Threat passes quickly and both settle
I wonder if by any chance it could be Blue S1(15) saying hello! Their first offspring was just the other side of the English Channel last night! (update posted on main Rutland thread)
33 continues to fiddle with that stick trying to remove it - but the eggs!
Looked in and some movement - one egg on show -
33 has arrived with more nesting material
Maya trying to move the stick!
Hopefully she also moves the moss !
Maya moves it only to place it block our view. Then 33 arrives with a stick and blocks our view more!
Maya has flown leaving 33 in charge
Off for a bit now - SYL
Birdies LG DU update.