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.
Thanks Kate, yes I thought the fish might have made it but never got close enough to the edge of the nest.
That must have been something different for him, a jumping, wriggling thing instead of something lying still at his feet. How they grow and learn in such a quick time. He has grown into a nice handsome fellow.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Sorry am late and still rushing, here is this mornings early deliveries again a lovely wriggly Fish, then a second delivery but the lad not hungry
©️L&RWT
Don’t apologise for being late Kate, it’s very good of you to posts these lovely updates.
No wonder 1R0 isn’t hungry with his dad being 33, bringing all those nice fish in!
Morning all
very little activity and no fish, 1RO did some calling then flew, not sure if this was a reflection or another flying up to join him, then 33 dropped down did some stick tidying then flew.
14.09 ish 33 big fish delivery ( Salmon ????)
Maya as always watching takes away
A super sized fish indeed!
33 delivers a fish at 1600. and leaves instantly, 1RO continues to eat til both 33 and Maya return around 16.40, Maya snatches fish from 1 RO and soon flies off with it the others follow after a while, when 1 RO realises it is no good calling Ha!!
time wrong on this video
12.25 Maya brings a delivery,!!! 1RO arrives" what no fish?".....as someone on chat says " You gotta eat your greens as well" ...but he ain't happy. CHOL:):)
0600ish 1RO flies in anticipation and quickly followed by 33.the lad snatches fish and 33 flies off immediately eats for about 30 mins and as always Maya is watching and flies in to take away.
News from Poole Harbour, 1H1(22) female, was seen on a nest platform on 17 July with 374, a Poole male.