Continued from Manton Bay – March 2024
The history of the Manton Bay nest and stats can be found here
The season so far:
12 Mar: Maya returned @ 15:58 link to post - video
13 Mar: Blue 33(11) returned @ 15:25 link to post - video
30 Mar: Egg #1 laid @ 13:58 link to post - video
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Just after 15.00 33 returned. Maya had been preening, and then flew off, leaving 33 in charge.
15.35 33 stood up add appeared to mantle. A white feather or two became loose. He stands low over the eggs. He looks around, watching above, now mantling. Maya joins him.
15.41 they just watch calmly.
15.41 Maya flies off. Still standing astride the egg, 33 watches and takes his time to settle on the egg.
15.51 33 gets up, mantling, Maya returns. He calls, Maya watches. All calm
5,54 33 flies off, Maya slowly makes her way to incubate, moving a few twigs, and settles.
No, she' up again, the intruder hasn't left, but Maya sinks once more.
15.58 33 returns with a light stick which he drops on her back.
Maya is still breathing heavily, and keeps shutting her eyes. I hope all is well.
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Thanks Sheila
17:10 still just the one egg
close up
20:38 Maya flew up to the cam post
egg all alone
21:55 still all alone
22:13 33 returns
and settles down
Morning ALL
08:45 33 rose however we don't have a clear view of the nest cup with the straw but I suspect still just the one egg
33 settles back down
09:16 as I type, Maya has returned
Maya takes over as 33 flies off
BBC news article on Maya laying first egg of the season
Link to article here
13.34 Second egg. Well done Maya. And no intruders around this time! ©️Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust
I'm pretty sure Maya was in the early stages of labour at around 13:07 onward. When she stood up at 13:15, were there 2 eggs here?
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Oh it does look like that Sandra. I was going by the live chat, Bart said it was 13.34?
It could be seen more clearly at 13:34, Rutland have also stated that it was laid just after 13:30. I didn't see any labour signs from Maya other than at 13:07+.
A further zoom in of my pic above
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