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.
Morning ALL and Happy Easter
Horrible morning at Manton Bay
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08:54 33 arrives, attempts to mate
Maya rises, flies off and 33 takes over
Good morning Karen. I missed all of the excitement yesterday with Maya laying her first egg of the season and dealing with an intruder at the same time! Congratulations
Morning Karen, Glider and All and yes Happy Easter!
Thank you for the updates and yes it's better at home weather wise as we're sat in the sun! Would still prefer to sit in the rain at the nest though :-)
We have our Egg
Thank you we had a relaxing night and relived the footage lol!
I hope by next week we are able to post and indeed will this get posted!
Hoping also for a peaceful day for Maya and 33 today to give them chance to enjoy their egg!
Many congratulations on the first egg of the season! There was me thinking that Maya was using delay tactics and waiting on NC0 to be almost ready to lay ~ no competition this year! lol
LAM - Glad you enjoyed your evening and look forward to catching up with you on your visit next week.
Sanda - the thought had crossed my mind LOL
12:54 FISH and its a whopper!
Maya drags it over the edge of the nest
She steadies herself and gets a good grip before taking off with it
and 33 settles down
14:33 I think the intruding osprey is still around as it quickly flies past as 33 is incubating
33 is up wing flapping
Maya comes down from the campost with the fish
33 takes off then quickly returns and takes the fish and flies off
14:35 Maya takes off - unsure if chasing intruder who yesterday I suspected by the necklace was female or just taking a comfort break
She is back in a minute and settled back on the egg
Was getting a wee bit worried there which ever one was on the egg, left at 8.15pm and just came back, 25 minutes later, terrible wind and rain! Is this normal?
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Hi Catlady, Maya has previously left the first egg uncovered and for quite some time. I think once it was a good couple of hours. I think it is referred to as delayed incubation and means the first two chicks hatch closer together.
But in this weather - we wouldn't expect her to but thankfully only 25 minutes. I always tell myself seeing anything like that that Maya is an experienced mother and knows what's she's doing
Hopefully all ok