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.
About 8-07 up up and away, he's fledged
Richard B
Thank you Richard good news and all looking good at moment.
Here are a few more scaps overnight and to date.
wingercising in the rain
ready to fledge propoerly.
and going
an opportunist but lands and leaves immediately
Mum arrives to check
reassured so leaves,
Dad then arrives with yet another stick
puts in place.
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and thats it from me at moment as away for several hours.
©️L&RWT
Great news Richard, thanks.
Lovely captures Kate, thank you too.
and as I return so does himself ...Maya already waiting.
Maya does not know whether to move right or left bless her
immediately she flies ...Is she going to get him a FISH TREAT
And THEN...after much calling 33 arrives with Fish.
Mum checks but lets 1ro keep
dad done his job so flies off
Mum inspects he really does know how to feed himself
She flies off as well
now he gets down to real business,and what a good size fish it is.
Super capture of IRO & that sizeable fish Kate ...
2013 photos & vids here
eff37 on Flickr
He’s doing so well.
On and off like a pro that he surely is.
earlier. this is something stuck I think on 33 tail( no tis just his tail fanned)Ha!!
33 leaves
Mum Leaves
himself leaves again
and soon returns with a perfect landing
Well done the boy, up, up and away!
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
This morning just aught him leaving,The Wind appears quite strong.Can hear someone above.
and Mum coming to check.