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.
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Here’s wishing Maya and Blue 33(11) a safe journey home and for another successful season.
Sandra P said:Bring on the hatch watch, Karen! Hahahaha! Thanks for the lovely video :)
LOL - usually around 39 days here so 12 May already in the diary with a 3 day reminder just in case
19:17 Fish
Maya rises but does not immediately take the fish
Instead she flies off leaving the fish and 33 to take over
19:15 Maya returns - she would most likely enjoy a comfort break and to spread her wings
she then grabs the fish
and flies off with it
33 rather unsettled - up and down and moving twigs
Hopefully he is now settled down
Off now - BFN
2013 photos & vids here
eff37 on Flickr
33 chases an intruder from the nest, then an osprey is seen fishing in the distance. 33?
https://ospreycam.net
And a big fish for maya!!
You all know I like data.. so I'm keeping it :-).
What I find amazing (or funny) is that maya is taking more time on the eggs now there are 3; going from about 70% to over 80 (near 90%) now..
And just look how cute they are together:
WendyBartter said:Is going to be very interesting watching this site & Loch of the Lowes to see who wins the 'hatch race!'
lol Wendy, nothing beats a little competition
I favour Lowes as I think NCO got right down to incubating unlike Maya who I suspect has again delayed incubation leaving the egg unattended at the beginning for a wee bit.
But we'll see - only approx 31 days to go