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.
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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.
17:14 33 does a little nest cupping while Maya is away enjoying her fish
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Hello Karen and thank you for the updates!
Now that's more like it! Thank goodness 33 seems to have recovered from whatever the issue was and all looks to be back up to speed
Yes, he is doing good now. Thanks for all the updates
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Agree LAM, he is looking much more like himself now. He's probably perked up sensing soon he's going to have some Easter eggs
You're welcome Catlady and isn't it good to see him back on form.
Yes indeed, it was a bit worrying when you could clearly see he was not himself, nothing like a good rest and sleep
Looks like Maya and 33 are on ITV News tonight before 19.30. I’m in Scotland, don’t know if it’s regional.
It was quite brief. Alex the weather man was filming from Rutland Water. He mentioned the breeding programme and the early return of these birds (Maya and 33) The camera then switched to the live nest which was empty so instead showed a clip of earlier today with “the male” bringing a fish to the nest he’d caught when it was in fact Maya coming in with her fish on 13 March when 33 first arrived! Alex then spoke about the weather bringing these birds over earlier. A quick clip with George Smith of Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust followed, explaining that the huge southerly winds that we’ve just had would’ve prompted these really experienced breeding adults to make their journey and start the whole breeding process quicker this year. They finished off with a view of the lovely sunset.
Thanks for that Glider as I missed it.
Hi there (((Karen))) - I've just briefly replied to a PM you sent me a year ago (allowing for slight exaggeration!)
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