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.
17 March 18:57 Night cam on
Maya, who has been on and off the nest all afternoon, flew up to the cam post at 18:55.
Checking back, 33 has been on the nest quite a bit joined by Maya constantly fish calling. I've not seen any fish deliveries today and by 33's standards - not a great deal of sticks brought in nor nest building. Still seems (to me) not quite himself.
Karen W said:Still seems (to me) not quite himself.
To me, too, Karen
This is from early in the day but I'm using it as a vehicle to put our concern on the YT record (it's the only place my stuff doesn't get lost!).
IMAGICAT
18 March
I'm treating this as an early start rather than a late finish to the day!
18 March 04:57 - 08:31
Morning ALL, a quick catch up of early morning nest activity
04:57 Maya hops down from the cam post, only stays a minute
05:16 Maya returns, 33 follow and mating
05:53 33 with Maya who is fish calling. Attempted mating (stands, slips off), then flies off
06:28 Maya continues to fish call
07:14 33 has been off and on the nest - Maya continues to call
08:13 33, who continues to ignore Maya's fish call, flies off
08:14 33 returns with a stick
08:31 Present - Maya has flown leaving 33 alone on the nest
© Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust
Off out for the day, SYL
18 March 16:33 FISH
At long last a fish for Maya who has been fish calling all day
quickly taken
and off she goes with it
leaving 33 cleaning his beak
I have a gap due to a crash.
21:30 +/- Blue33 was on the nest alone for 10 minutes.
This midnight mating falls into the 18th - she's still too slippy-backed for him to get a good grip:
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19 May
03:09 Mating - Maya left immediately afterwards but Blue33 stayed until 03:51.
Oh Scylla - you really have a thing about it being May here
19 March Morning Scylla & All.
All coming along nicely here. Maya and 33 on the nest quite a bit and the nest beginning to look cosy with all the soft material being brought in. Couple of random captures
05:28 Both back on the nest
06:30 Maya fish calling
07:04 Maya doing some nest scraping
08:08 Maya alone on the nest just now fish calling
19 March 08:41
33 takes off returning a minute later with a large stick
after its placed, a scrape
Off out now, SYL