Continued from Manton Bay – July 2021.
The history of the Manton Bay nest, breeding stats and links to previous threads can be found here.
2021 Season Summary: On 19 March, Blue 33(11) returned at 12:29 and Maya at 12:52. Three eggs were laid, #1 on 30 March at 11:45, #2 seen on 2 April at 07:34 and #3 on 5 April at 07:05. Sadly only two eggs hatched, the first on 8 May at 19:51 and the second on 10 May at 19:48, one being unviable. The chicks were ringed on 19 June. Chick #1, a male, was fitted with the blue darvic 096 and Chick #2, a female, was fitted with blue 095 . At 54 days old, Blue 096 fledged at 12:12 on 1 July and Blue 095, aged 53 days old, at 11:12 on 2 July. On 22 August at 09:10, Blue 095 aged 104 days old, set off on migration and 3 minutes later, 09:13, Blue 096 aged 106 days old left. Maya and Blue 33(11) remained and finally set off - Maya on 30 August and Blue 33(11) the next morning on 31 August.
Webcam/Copyright: © Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust
17:19 FISH
33 arrives with another fish - 095 on the nest waiting
096 swoops in hoping to snatch it!! 095 lunges at him!
096 takes off
33 takes off and 095 protects the fish
17:20 she begins to screech
17:21 095 flies off with the fish
© Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust
Video: 33 delivers fish which 096 tries to grab @ 17:20 17 Aug 2021
17:44 095 is back on the nest
still mantling and screeching!
she still has the fish!
17:47 095 takes off with it
Another attack on 096 by 095!! She is totally relentless!
18:16 Maya arrives with some nest material
18:16 096 lands on the nest
18:16 095 swoops down and attacks him
18:16 Maya starts to tidy up while 095 is just crazy
095 starts wing flapping - can't see any fish in her talons!!!
095 remains on guard looking out for 096
095 is really agitated as suspsect this is 096 flying by
Maya continues to tidy up
095 is clearly unhappy and takes off!
18:24 Maya flies off - ENS
19:07 Maya has arrived followed by 095 who is guarding the nest!! both fly off
19:21 FISH
Maya and 095 on the nest. 33 arrives with another large fish.
Maya gets in front of 095 and takes the fish from 33.
33 flies off and Maya keeps hold of the fish
and flies off with it
Video: 33 delivers fish & taken by Maya @ 19:20 17 Aug 2021
Goodness, 'relentless' is putting it mildly, Karen, I don't think I've seen this on any other Osprey nest. Many thanks for keeping up with it all, not an easy task.