Continued from Manton Bay – July 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. Maya, for the second consecutive year, laid four eggs – the first on 29 March with the other three first seen 4, 6 and 9 April. Maya and Blue 33(11) faithfully incubated the four eggs and on day 38, chick #1 hatched 6 May c 13:20 followed by chick #2 on 8 May c 06:10, chick #3 on 10 May c14:45, and chick #4 on 13 May c20:45. On 16 June the chicks were ringed with their blue darvics – Chick #1- 080, Chick #2- 081, Chick #3-082 and Chick #4-083. On 26 June, Blue 080, aged 51 days, fledged at 16:03 followed by Blue 082, aged 50 days, at 06:15 on 29 June, Blue 081, aged 54 days at 16:03 on 1 July and Blue 083, aged 55 days at 07:30 on 7 July.
Maya and Blue 33(11) have done a tremendous job rearing their family and 33 once more has proved himself to be a fantastic provider as there has not been one day this season when he has failed to bring in fish for his family.
Thanks to their fantastic parents, Blue 080, 081, 082 and 083 have had the best possible start in life growing into strong, healthy young ospreys and soon will go their separate ways setting off south on their first migration.
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Good Morning KAREN
Maya waiting for/calling for, breakfast
C L&ROP
Morning Patily - Mays has now flown and the little gull is back picking up some fish bits. I never saw 33 yesterday but I expect he will still be around.
08:49 Maya arrives
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minute later she flies up to the cam post
I am sure 33 is still here Cirrus:-)
09:19 Maya back on the nest and calling which she wouldn't be doing if 33 wasn't around.
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Once more Maya only stays a minute and flies up to the cam post.
Missing Lyn & Mike's [LAM] on the spot reports for they would be keeping us up-to-date as to what was going on around the nest but much better they are home, dry and cosy, watching the cam with us rather than in the hide in this weather!! :-)
Hopefully we will get an update from Rutland soon as to who is about.
Latest news from Rutland
"as far as we know, from looking at the webcam and from reports back from visitors, Maya, 33(11) and the two remaining juveniles, 080 and 081, are still around.
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Interesting!
Hey look who's rolled up!