Continued from Manton Bay – May 2024.
The history of the Manton Bay nest and stats can be found here .
The season so far: On 12 March, Maya returned 12 March @ 15:58 and Blue 33(11) on the 13 March @ 15:25. Maya laid her first egg on 30 March @ 13:58, the second on 02 April @ 13:15 and a third on 05 April @ 11:06. At 23:23 on 10 May, egg #3 after 35 days was the only one to hatch. Maya had previously removed one egg at 10:50 on 5 May and the other remains on the nest. On 15 May at 14:21 a live fish flapped, displacing the chick into the sticks at the side of the nest. Unable to get free, Rutland Officials accessed the nest and placed the chick back in the middle of the nest thankfully none the worse for its ordeal.
Around the third week in June, the chick will be ringed with its blue darvic and we will learn more about it ie its sex, measurements, weight etc. Until then, it will eat, sleep and continue to grow into a beautiful young osprey.
Morning ALL - Today the chick is 4 weeks old
04:42 Maya and the chick begin to stir as the sun rises
Maya has been off a couple of times getting some fresh straw
06:07 33 arrives with a large stick
06:40 (presently) Maya and the chick preen while waiting on breakfish
post more captures of the chick later once the glare from the sun has passed
couple of captures of the chick from this morning
11:29 33 arrives with a small fish
gets loose
Maya soon grabs it, chick tries to grab it too
33 flies off and feed gets underway
16:09 33 lands with a large headless fish
both full of fish
an hour later, another top up
21:19 Chick snuggled into Maya
21:40 Looks so peaceful
22:45
22:46 night cams on - wide angle cam
nest cam
Morning ALL
04:57 Maya feeds the chick from the left over piece of fish lying at the back of the nest
05:30 33 arrives with a small fish
Maya quickly takes it - chick looks on
Maya slips the chick some more fish
Removal of The egg!!
06:04 Maya by it and it looks intact
06:28 Maya is up as 33 has arrived and tramping around
06:28 The egg has broken! 33 flips it up
06:48
06:50 Maya tidying up looks at the egg
06:51 Maya pecks at it then picks up the egg
06:52 She flies off with it
07:35 33 approaches with a fresh fish
and more fish
off out for the day now SYL
Morning Karen,
Many thanks for all the updates - the chick is looking fab!
I'm surprised the egg lasted intact as long as it had. Great that Maya took it away after it cracked. The chick will just have to cosy-up to Maya for company now! lol
Have a lovely day
I was thinking that too Sandra, the chick may miss its egg “companion” - been there all of its life.
Morning ALL - quick post as out today
07:16 33 arrives with a large headless fish which he leaves. Maya stands back and the chick has a nibble
Maya flies off leaving 33 watching the chick doing some wing flaps
33 then flies off - chick alone with the fish