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.
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.