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.
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Can see her "X" even although it is wet - no two ways about it - it is Maya :-)
© Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust Brilliant to see them back and more or less arriving together!!
Great stuff, KATE and MIKE and CIRRUS (ta for text)...
I expect this has already been posted by the time I finish crashing and burning!
The whole 2-and-a-half wonderful minutes
IMAGICAT
What a naughty pair, right down to business. What joy to see them both home safely.
I have to say a friend messaged me saying she thought an osprey was around at 12.11, she could tell by the way the geese were reacting, but I was in lunch mode so took my eye off the nest so to speak.
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EJ's Memorial Balgavies Loch Ospreys 2023
Another mating (3rd) @13:11
Karen W said:Brilliant to see them back and more or less arriving together!!
It makes me wonder if they spend their winters together and come home together
I shall be ages faffing with the reunion video with 'old' software because I'm having to do it from the continuing download, dare not stop it to work on it, there would be 10 minutes missing. I know you don't need to know but...