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.
The visitor flys in and out
Maya in
followed by himself
and still needing Mum's comfort Awh!!!
©️L&RWT
06.28 1R0 flew in this morning for a wee sleep.
06.32
07.04 All was going well until 33 arrived, armed with a pointy stick in each set of talons.
1R0 got up quickly to avoid being pronged.
07.08 Back down to sleeping again
07.29 until 33 arrives this time with a big branchy stick
which lands on 1R0’s back.
07.30 A minute later Maya arrives.
07.31 An intruder was in the area too.
Maya left, then 33. 1R0 had a quick preen then departed as well.
07.49 Not the best sleep he’s had!
Yay! good captures Glider,
lovely to watch all the family interaction.
Thanks again Glider
Iro was shouting then flew off, Mum arrived followed by Dad with a wriggling fish.
Tug of war Ha!!
but as soon as Mum wins, they see and hear youngster about to land.
as youngster tries to get fish from Mum dad leaves and little on wins.
so Mum leaves him to it.
Nice that they left the fish for their youngster, thanks Kate.
Empty nest this morning, but play back shows fish brought in last evening at around 20.49 by 33, Maya then arrive , had a few pecks, 33 left as usua and then she followed leaving fish.youngster did fly in and out a while later . it remained all night until Maya collected it and flew around 5.05 this morning.
33 brings a small whole fish to calling youngster at 14 24.
1RO snatches from Dad
and devours in 4 Minutes head tail and all Yay!!
Morning all
33 as usual brought a lovely big fish for waiting Maya and 1RO,but the lad is lazy does not want to feed himself Maya temps him with a few nibbles, but in the end they leave him to it, but he then flies off, they return look at each,other , as if to say " Why do we bother"eventually 3 takes it away.
They returned at 08.00 with said fish, but himself still not interested, he still there chirping away,08.29 and walking over said fish, still not eating Doh!!!
Intruder or 33 flies under nest
Parents return " why do we bother"?
Lovely family, could be intruder
Thank you for all your updates Kate, appreciate it.