Brief History of Manton Bay:
The nest at Manton Bay was first used in 2007 by White 08(97) and Green 5N(04) who successfully raised 2 chicks. In 2008 they paired again but the nest failed and in 2009 it was unused.
In 2010 a new pair, Green 5R(04) and an unringed female nicknamed Mrs 5R, took up residence and over the next four years successfully raised 11 chicks.
Green 5R(04) failed to return in 2014 and Mrs 5R paired with a new mate, Blue 28(10) and laid 3 eggs. Blue 33(11) arrived determined to claim this nest and evicted Blue 28(10). Blue 33(11) kicked out the eggs and spent the remainder of the season bonding with Mrs 5R who was then officially named “Maya”.
In 2015 Maya and Blue 33(11) returned and to date have successfully raised 18 chicks including two broods of four the previous two seasons.
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Here’s wishing Maya and Blue 33(11) a safe journey home and for another successful season.
IMAGICAT
Good Morning All
I have just taken a screenshot showing that it is a live shot of the nest, as I am interested to know who tidied it up! Cannot imagine the cormorant doing it.
I forgot about Scrollback - losing my touch
These were the culprits - the Egyptian Geese
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Morning ALL - thanks for all the updates.
Great detective work MARY :-)
What clever geese - send them round to my house LOL
Well it was on this day March 12 back in 2018 that Maya surprised us all with her early return with Blue 33(11) close behind her arriving on Mar 14.
Here is a link to their return dates
Weather does not appear favourable but we never know as they never fail to surprise us.
But I for one now feel that I am now officially on osprey watch :-)
Checking on the nest and see the wind has moved some nesting material and am wondering if that is an egg in the nest?
It may be a stone but the EGs have laid in previous years!!
Catchup
About to fly:
He had a potter for 2 minutes - we could hear his voice over/behind the wind:
Filling out MARY's detective work, here are the two Egyptian Geese tidying up - and spending some time protesting at something/someone unseen - for half an hour:
A quite quick on/off by... and I've forgotten the few gulls I learned last year
Later, another goose came and pottered - it found a lump under a stick, took it to the middle of the nest and incubated it
Karen W said:
am wondering if that is an egg in the nest?
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Goose poop? Rather solid, but it did look as tho that's how it arrived:
So there's the "poop" and the lump that was incubated (your picture, Karen) and there may be another piece o' poop there too:
Thanks SCYLLA for the "catch up". Good to know it is not an egg!! Just crossed my mind when watching your video that is the first time I have heard them. What a racket!!