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 @ 17:29Egg #1 laid 31 March @ c 23:30 & hatched 09 May @ 23:02Egg #2 laid 03 April @ 18:31 & hatched 10 May @ 12:30Egg #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.
From RW FB page - good news for the unattached males - just need the girls to return to the area in two to three years' time!
12.30 20 June 2022
Rutland Osprey Project ·
The three Osprey chicks were ringed and measured this morning at Manton Bay. This year we have three females with colour ring numbers 1H1, 1H2 & 1H3.
Everything went really well, and a detailed blog post will be available later today.
Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/
Unknown said:I got it right, 3 healthy females. More details to follow.
I always thought they were the same sex with so little conflicts but opted for males so well done Richard :-)
And here is a copy of Rutland's post, just for the record
Ringing blog
Oh that's wonderful, 3 beautiful females! Super weights too - superb parenting by Maya and B33!:)
Scrolling back, some captures of today's activities:
07:56 chicks snoozing - no real attempt to feed themselves from the fish left overnight on the nest
08:28 Maya arrives and starts to dish out the fish
sisters
0+:56 1H2 attempting to self feed
13:15 Maya stands over her daughters
17:16 Fish
Maya grabs it
feed soon underway
19:03 All eyes following 33!! The evening sun really shows off their gorgeous colouring
07:51 33 arrives with breakfish
feed gets underway
10:05 33 circles the nest as he returns with a fish for Maya and the chicks
chicks gather round Maya for another feed