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.
Cirrus I seen the post on FB that you are probably thinking of.
Someone posted it as a Memory from last year but easy to scroll by and think it was this year.
Early this morning when I was scrolling back the webcam to check on anything on the nest, my mouse pointer dropped to the arrow between the pause and the sound buttons I must have clicked it and seen 33 tidying up the nest, my heart skipped a beat thinking he was home, but then realised it was a video from last season Ha Ha....
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Thanks Alan !! Have just posted the news on the Rutland thread. 25(10), a breeding female from one of the other nests, was the first back last year. Good chance we may see her at the nest as she has visited previous years.
Just seen it Karen, hopefully it will be as last year Maya and 33 following close behind her.
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Sheila - Blue 25(10) is a breeding female from another nest around Rutland and yes he did! He even brought her a fish!!
But it was all short lived as Maya arrived early that afternoon.
For anyone who has not seen the FB post from Rutland (or looked at the Rutland thread yet), here it is
Birdies LG DU update.
Kind regards, Ann