MANTON BAY – AUGUST 2021 to end of FEBRUARY 2022

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

  • Latest from Rutland - confirmation that Maya and 33 have indeed left, Maya last seen on the 30th and Blue 33(11) on the 31st.

    © Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust

  • Now the season has come to a close, here is a list of all the key dates of the Manton Bay 2021 Season with links to relative posts 

    Manton Bay 2021 Key Dates & Links

    Mar 19 @ 12:29          Blue 33(11) returns

    Mar 19 @ 12:52          Maya returns

    Mar 30 @ 11:45          Egg #1 laid

    Apr 02 @ 07:34          Egg #2 seen

    Apr 05 @ 07:05          Egg #3 laid

    May 08 @ 19:51         First hatching

    May 10 @ 19:48         Second hatching

    Jun 19                         Ringing:  #1 Blue 096(M) & #2 Blue 095 (F)

    Jul 01 @ 12:12           096, 54 days old, fledges

    Jul 02 @ 11:12           095, 53 days old, fledges

    Aug 20 @ 08:51         Last sighting of 096 on the nest

    Aug 22 @ 09:06         Last sighting of 095 on the nest

    Aug 22 @ 09:10         095 (104 days old) sets off on her first migration

    Aug 22 @ 09:13         096 (106 days old) sets off on his first migration

    Aug 30 @ 13:40         Last sighting of Maya on the nest

    Aug 31 @ 06:20         Last sighting of Blue 33(11) on the nest

  • And finally, I would like to thank everyone, especially Lyn and Mike aka LAM, for all their contributions on this thread and also throughout the forum. 

    All that is left for me to say is:  

    Blue 33(11) & Maya

    Blue 096(21) & Blue 095(21)

         a safe journey and a safe return     

  • Hi Sheila , confused me slightly :) it was Green 5R who did not return in 2014 , from memory Blue 33 and Maya were together 2014 and then it was as you say 2015 Blue 28 and Blue 33 . Looking forward maybe to a BirdFair 2022 and meeting up with people once again , sad not having them for 2 years .

  • Bye bye Maya and 33, stay safe and see you again soon!
    Karen it has been a great pleasure to 'talk' to you throughout our visits and share what we see. We would like to send you A BIG THANK YOU for so many updates, pics and vids and keeping us up to speed every day with this wonderful pair of ospreys!
    All the very best,
    Lyn and Mike
  • Valerie D said:
    from memory Blue 33 and Maya were together 2014 and then it was as you say 2015 Blue 28 and Blue 33

    I don't remember Blue33 the year before Blue28 turned up, I only remember 33 being too strong and being so upset about 28 losing his nest, eggs and Mrs5R.  That was 2014, the year I first did some recordings of MB, eg, 28 brings a fish:

    Then I've got Egg #1 with 28 present but too much rain to see, and Egg #2 with Mrs5R alone, and then on 18 April Mrs5R defending 3 eggs with "no partner":

    I've got a gap in "Mrs5R" ivds until...

    06 August (edited, I had put 18 April) there were no eggs on the nest.

    A search using Blue28 didn't find eviction, A Blue33 search found a mating attempt on 01 May:

    .

    Remember this was when the LG cam was high priority, I didn't keep a good record of this nest.

    The following year, this was how Blue33 won us over Stuck out tongue winking eye 

    If only there were time and space to put it all on the record.

  • I've edited my above post, there was a date error, plus I found an early sign of Blue33 courting on 01 May 2014.

  • Super memories Scylla, so glad you posted those videos again. I've so appreciated your dedication to this nest Karen and I very much appreciate the time spent to post all those key dates of 2021 with their links. Thank you
  • Thank you for the clarification Scylla. I will note for future reference.
  • I'd like to echo everything that has been stated about the wonderful coverage on this thread from all participants but especially to Karen - thank you so much for your dedication.
    LAM, your on-the-spot reporting has been invaluable, thank you both too.
    See you next season :)