Continued from Manton Bay – May 2020
The history of the Manton Bay nest, breeding stats and links to previous threads can be found here
The season so far: The resident pair both returned on 16 March - Blue 33(11) at 07:12 and Maya at 13:16. For the second consecutive year, Maya laid four eggs – the first on 29 March followed by another three first seen on 4, 6 and 9 April. Maya and Blue 33(11) faithfully incubated the four eggs and on day 38, the first chick hatched 6 May c13:20 followed by Chick #2 on 8 May c06:10, Chick #3 on 10 May c14:45, and Chick #4 on 13 May c20:45.
All four chicks have thrived under the protection of Maya and Blue 33(11) who has once again proved to be a fantastic provider for his family.
In two/three week’s time, the chicks will be ringed and we’ll learn a bit more about them.
Webcam\Copyright: © Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust
Birdies LG DU update.
Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/
Sheila, Not sure about Tim but hopefully we will get a more detailed blog later tonight and also some photos of the chicks at ringing would be nice. Dave Cole snapped some beautiful photos when they were ringed last year which were included in the evening update and we were also advised of their vitals - sexes, weight, wing span and even details about their beaks as seemingly that helps to determine their sex. Fingers crossed it will all be forthcoming :-)
Update from ROP Fb re cams (080 on the left of the pic)
Link > facebook.com/RutlandOspreyProject
http://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/things-to-do/wildlife-webcams/loch-of-lowes/
RSPB Giving Nature a Home