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.
Thanks Kate, yes I thought the fish might have made it but never got close enough to the edge of the nest.
That must have been something different for him, a jumping, wriggling thing instead of something lying still at his feet. How they grow and learn in such a quick time. He has grown into a nice handsome fellow.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Sorry am late and still rushing, here is this mornings early deliveries again a lovely wriggly Fish, then a second delivery but the lad not hungry
©️L&RWT
Don’t apologise for being late Kate, it’s very good of you to posts these lovely updates.
No wonder 1R0 isn’t hungry with his dad being 33, bringing all those nice fish in!
Morning all
very little activity and no fish, 1RO did some calling then flew, not sure if this was a reflection or another flying up to join him, then 33 dropped down did some stick tidying then flew.
14.09 ish 33 big fish delivery ( Salmon ????)
Maya as always watching takes away
A super sized fish indeed!
2013 photos & vids here
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33 delivers a fish at 1600. and leaves instantly, 1RO continues to eat til both 33 and Maya return around 16.40, Maya snatches fish from 1 RO and soon flies off with it the others follow after a while, when 1 RO realises it is no good calling Ha!!
time wrong on this video