Continued from Manton Bay – April 2024.
The history of the Manton Bay nest and stats can be found here .
2024 Season Summary: Maya, equalling her own record, was the first osprey to return back arriving on 12 March @ 15:58 and her partner, Blue 33(11) joined her on the 13 March @ 15:25. The pair quickly re-established their bond and Maya laid three eggs, the first on 30 March @ 13:58, the second on 02 April @ 13:15 and a third on 05 April @ 11:06. At 10:50 on 5 May Maya remove one egg from the nest and the pair continued to incubate the two eggs of which only one was viable (most likely the third egg) and hatched at 23:23 on 10 May. On 15 May at 14:21 a live fish was delivered to the nest displacing the chick into the sticks at the side of the nest. Unable to get free, Rutland Officials organised a rescue operation. They accessed the nest and placed the chick back in the middle of the nest and thankfully none the worse for its ordeal.
A few weeks later the unviable egg eventually broke and was removed by Maya. The chick thrived under the care and protection of its parents and on 19 June 2024 was ringed with the Blue Darvic IR0. The ringing was recorded and can be seen here and his vitals were noted as follows:
Blue IR0(24) spent the next couple of weeks strengthening his wings and on 3 July 2024 at 08:07, IRO fledged
Blue 33(11) will continue to provide for his family and IRO will explore his surroundings, building his strength and confidence for the long journey ahead when he will take off on his first migration.
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...