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.
Two fish delivered so far today.
04.37 Maya flew onto the nest just in front of B33 who was carrying a small whole fish.
04.40
05.11
05.13 Maya swallows the tail fin.
2nd fish was a large headless one.
Maya lands
She takes the fish
Something catches the eye of B33 and the chick.
The chick approaches mum for a feed.
©️Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust/Manton Bay
Sorry to hear you are not well Karen, just rest up and get well soon
2013 photos & vids here
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17 June - Some moments from today.
10.22 The chick was preening when B33 arrived with a small fish.
10.23
10.24 Maya feeds her chick.
15.01 A magnificent wing stretch
15.06 another fish from B33
B33 had eaten the head already. Here comes Maya.
15.07
She starts feeding the chick
15.11
15.19 Having had enough, the chick walks away.
18.33 B33 came to the nest as there was an intruder around.
21.39 Maya and chick having a snooze together.
©️L&RWT
Good to see 1H1 (22) was spotted in Poole Harbour today.
©️BOPH
There were 5 fish brought in by B33 today, different sizes, this was the largest.
20.21
@L&RWT
Looking forward to the ringing tomorrow. Will this large chick be female?
Thanks for the reminder Glider,
I do hope Karen you will soon feel better,and are able to be around tomorrow.
sending Hugs.
as Glider says this nest is doing so well.
Sadly cam is buffering .
Was ringed this morning 1RO
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I'm confused. Who is B33 ??? Oh, OK, B for Blue.Sorry Glider
Ringed as a male @ 1.58kg
Ring No is 1R0
Richard B
Young 1RO certainly interested in the goings on below...