Brief history of Manton Bay:
The nest was first occupied by White 08(97) and Green 5N(04) in 2007 who raised 2 chicks. In 2008 they paired again but the nest failed and in 2009 it was unused. In 2010 a new pair, Green 5R(04) and an unringed female nicknamed Mrs 5R, took up residence and over the next four years raised 11 chicks. Green 5R(04) failed to return in 2014 and Mrs 5R paired with a new mate, Blue 28(10) and laid 3 eggs. Blue 33(11) arrived determined to claim this nest and evicted Blue 28(10). Blue 33(11) kicked out the eggs and spent the remainder of the season bonding with Mrs 5R who was then officially named “Maya”. Since 2015, Maya and Blue 33(11) have returned reuniting their partnership and to date have successfully raised 23 chicks.
© Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust
Here’s wishing Maya and Blue 33(11) a safe journey home and for another successful season.
Morning ALL -
From a quick scroll back, I see that it has been Maya who has incubated over night
06:20 33 arrives but Maya stays put
33 has now flown up to the cam post
06:24 Quick rise up
and then back down
33 arrives with some twigs and lands on her back
Maya shakes him off and gets ups - perhaps 33's new trick
33 examines the egg
Maya flies off and 33 settles down to incubate
06:28 33 is back up -
gives the egg a turn
and settles down again
Karen W said:I'm very busy today so wont be around
It's a good day to be busy elsewhere, you're not likely to miss another egg (famous last words, would we put it past Maya? )
I did do an egg-laying video yesterday - then I realised that what I thought was the egg was actually light reflecting on some nest material. So I scrapped it in a huff
IMAGICAT
Think 33 wants more egg time... dropping all kinds of fluff on maya.
BTW.. I'm trying to keep the egg time too on my website (ospreycam.net/mantonbay)
https://ospreycam.net
Fish for Maya
Freebird66 said:I know super parents Maya and 33 know what they are doing but egg been left un incubated for aboutb10 minutes.... out of interest how long can it be left?
Hi Freebird66 - I'm no expert and it's difficult to explain but often birds delay incubation and it is something that Maya has been known to do. We've seen her in the past leaving the egg for a few hours, even in cold weather however the egg remains viable and hatches albeit later than expected. On a couple of occasions, with her doing this we have seen egg #1 and #2 hatch on the same day.
I've no idea how long exactly it can be left and hopefully someone with a lot more knowledge on this subject can tell you more :-)