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.
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.