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.
© Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust
Here’s wishing Maya and Blue 33(11) a safe journey home and for another successful season.
Just noticed the excellent additions of the LRWT logo and the date and time
I've not seen the cormorant aka "Leonardo" :-) Strange for him not to have made an appearance as he usually appears late afternoon, dries himself off and then settles for the night.
Karen W said:I've not seen the cormorant aka "Leonardo" :-) Strange for him not to have made an appearance as he usually appears late afternoon, dries himself off and then settles for the night.
He didn't spend the night on the nest 2(?) nights ago, I wonder where he went? It's not as if he had competition.
You can imagine how thrilled I am to see the timeline (not the logo tho, it could be a nuisance for fish deliveries, we'll see).
I'm not sure when it started because I don't often listen when scrolling thru, but we now have a faint crackle:
Nest still empty.
IMAGICAT
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.
Clare Bailey said:Limpy is asking if you've changed your mobile number.
No but I can understand why he may be wondering Hang on...
Morning ALL
I also thought about the positioning of the logo SCYLLA and hopefully it doesn't cause any obstruction with deliveries etc. I can't recall any issues with the other cams which have their logo displayed but as you say - "We'll see".
And the "crackle" - I cannot really comment as I never have the sound up!!
Meanwhile the EGs have arrived and the first visitors I've seen this morning
Lowes did have a logo Karen at one time, I had to go back to my 2016 files to find a SS with it on.
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