Brief history: 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 ousted 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 paired up each year and to date have successfully raised 26 chicks.
Copyright & Link to Webcam: © Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust
Links to previous threads can be found here
Maya & Blue 33(11) Arrival Dates can be found here
Manton Bay Nest Breeding Stats 2007 - Present can be found here
Here’s wishing Maya and Blue 33(11) a safe journey home and for another successful season.
15 March 05:28 to 09:42 - Nest Activity
Morning ALL - So far a quiet morning, few matings, very windy, 33 hasn't brought in any fish yet.
Some captures of the pair (04:47 to 05:42 reports/captures - courtesy of Scylla )
04:47 Maya arrived and 33 dropped down on top
05:28 Blue 33 arrives
05:28 Maya landed beside him
05:28 33 wastes no time
05:42 Maya waited, 33 was soon back
05:53 Alone on the nest
06:02 33 arrives, mates
06:17 Very windy, 33 will find fishing difficult
07:02 33 alone looking very relaxed
07:13 Maya has joined him - close up of the pair
07:31 Unseen intruder around - Blue 25?? Both mantling
07:31 33 takes off
07:32 No threat - 33 returns - mating attempt
07:39 Both remain on the nest
08:05 33 nest scraping
08:52 Very windy here
08:54 Mating attempt
09:52 Maya still waiting for breakfish
© Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust
Yay Karen
Many thanks.
You doing a stirling job Karen, in the hope of getting some sense before season gets truly under way.
No page numbers for me, as you and others,noticed on the procedures page grr!!
Yesterday 14 March evening
Maya knocked Blue33's precariously balanced long forked stick off the nest. (Don't you have anything better to do? I hear you ask )
IMAGICAT
Thanks Karen & Scylla for updates
2013 photos & vids here
eff37 on Flickr
15 March 10:00 to 14:00 - Nest Activity
10:57 Maya pestered by some corvids
10:57 33 arrives, attempts to mate but far too windy
11:54 Maya patiently waits for breakfish
12:07 Maya does a little nest scraping
13:01 Another mating attempt
13:05 Maya nags 33 to go fishing
13:10 33 returns with a stick
13:25 33 brings in some soft moss
and beds it down
13:31 Maya continues to fish call
15 March 14:00-18:00 - Nest Activity
14:07 She took off quickly returning with some soft nesting material
and a nest scrape
16:03 Maya still fish calling - so far no delivery today
16:41 33 joins her as Maya calls for fish
16:42 33 takes off - hopefully away fishing
17:15 33 returns and is wet - perhaps a failed fishing attempt
then a scrape before he takes off again
Karen
The second photo is absolutely stunning. Always.in awe of the.Osprey wing span and this one of Maya in the sunshine is gorgeous!
15 March 18:27
Maya hopped down as 33 was approaching
No fish - instead attempted to mate
15 March 18:53
Night cam on
Off for the night now - BFN
Thanks you Karen, and I've credited you in the description. This is my standard MB blurb after I describe the action in a particular clip:
Brief history (thanks Karen at RSPB Community):
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 ousted 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 paired up each year and to date have successfully raised 26 chicks.
Many thanks to Rutland Ospreys and Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust (LRWT) for allowing me to clip bits off their nest cam livestream. They retain the copyright. More here: www.lrwt.org.uk/rutlandospreys