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MANTON BAY - JUNE 2022

Karen
31/05/2022 21:34

Continued from Manton Bay - May 2022

Details about the Manton Bay nest can be found on the season’s opening post

The season so far:
Maya returned 15 March @ 10:21 & Blue 33(11) on 21 March @ 17:29
Egg #1 laid 31 March @ c 23:30 & hatched 09 May @ 23:02
Egg #2 laid 03 April @ 18:31 & hatched 10 May @ 12:30
Egg #3 laid 06 April @ 20:30 & hatched 12 May @ 08:24

© Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust

Under the careful care and protection of Maya and 33(11), all three chicks have thrived and later this month we will learn more about them when ringing takes place.    

  • 06/06/2022 13:44 in reply to Karen
    We could indeed see the chicks getting a bit of fish and once Maya finished with the fish think 33 will be straight in to grab it for himself as he on the post previously Maya's perch so very close!
    Aww thank you for darvic confirmation and really hope this stranger in town is one of the 80's and not a Marsh Harrier disguised as an osprey which was my initial thought but definitely has osprey traits. Really hope to get to the bottom of it even if it means osp on our face.... instead of egg :-)
    Getting colder only 6 layers on so far today but ready with 2 more if needed :-)
  • 06/06/2022 14:01

    I'd put a bet on you being right and it is a young returnee so no egg LAM lol  

    couple of captures:

    13:47  feed finished

    chicks all full and Maya cleans up

    13:54   Maya flies off leaving chicks and fish

    c LRWT

  • 06/06/2022 14:24 in reply to Karen
    Thank you for your confidence in us Karen, more than we have in ourselves! Lol!
  • 06/06/2022 15:19

    15:03  slight cam shake and notice chick looking up - must be 33!!

    33 then arrives

    collects the fish which he flies off with

    15:17   Maya remains with the snoozing chicks

    © Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust

    must go now -

    LAM enjoy the rest of your day and hopefully you can find something out at the VC about this other osprey who is hanging around

    SYL

  • 06/06/2022 16:01 in reply to Karen
    33 waited ages for that fish he wanted to make sure Maya had definitely done with it! It was him on the cam post when you correctly say he looked up and he took fish to fallen tree ate a good portion and back to deliver it to the nest.
    Chicks up feeding.
  • 06/06/2022 19:06
    I looked in about 15-20 minutes ago and chicks were sleeping, home alone and then within seconds Maya landed with some of that split wood stuff What is that? And where are they finding it?
  • 06/06/2022 19:22
    On the spot report update: 33 was looking for an easy fish from the 'fishing tree' position. No such luck so onto cam post Maya telling him to try harder with supper and off he goes! What a good boy! He had a look in Heron Bay then off over the back out of sight hopefully back with a fish supper for his family!
    He's back with no fish to nest!
    Update on the osprey in the bay: It left at about 4.15 and has not yet returned.
    Mentioned at vc they will check if any of the 2019 chicks been reported to Tim Mackrill and let us know.
    33 since typing gone again can see him in the fishing tree!
  • 06/06/2022 19:48 in reply to LAM
    Sorry correction to above 2020 chicks ie darvic rings 80 to 83 or perhaps any spotted in the bay but this did have lightish feathers still so not thinking it would be older than 2 yrs.
    Patily not sure what the split wood is but she's getting it in the field at the back of the nest. Will keep a look out to see if can help answer that for you.
  • 06/06/2022 19:59
    33 gone fishing right down towards the damn!
    Hopefully this time he comes back with the late supper :-)