Continued from Manton Bay July 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 and Egg #3 laid 06 April @ 20:30 & hatched 12 May @ 08:24. On 20 June the chicks were ringed with their unique blue darvics. Chick #1 was fitted with 1H1, #2 with 1H2 and #3 with 1H3. All chicks were females and their biometric data can be found here. 1H1 fledged on 2 July @ 05:34, 1H3 on 3 July @ 12:09 and 1H2 on 4 July @ 09:06.
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9:29, no ospreys on the nest yet, just a couple of gulls
There was an osprey flying in the background at 7:43
https://ospreycam.net
10:22 Maya still here and fiddling with a stickLeaves 10:25
And a second short visit at 11:05 till 11:10. both times coming from the cam and calling
This one popped up on my twitter : Osprey fishing Blithfield Res Staffordshire ring Blue2AM , Ringed on 21st June 2017 Manton Bay Rutland Water . twitter.com/.../1563933601976258561 twitter.com/.../1564207475028639744 Waaay before my time, but you guys will know him, I saw he's a previous son of 33 and Maya
Latest news from Rutland - Update on Blue 1H2(22)
and the photos:
Photo credits: Paul Ralston (1st Image) and Tony Ramsden (other images)
Just now, Maya is again on the fish calling so 33 must still also be here!
I wonder if 33 will share or leave to her to catch her own ?
16:46 33 delivers a fish (I think... doesn't look like one honestly)!
Morning ALL and thanks for all the updates, captures, links and vids
Maya has been fishing!!
06:19 She arrives with a large, freshly caught fish
it's a whopper! She stands on it for bit as still live \ flapping
06:21 And off she goes with it
Video: Maya catches herself a large fish @ 06:19 on 30 August 2022
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