MANTON BAY – August 2024 to End of February 2025

Continued from Manton Bay – June/July 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) arrived 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 removed 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 who thankfully was none the worse for its ordeal.  A few weeks later the unviable egg eventually broke and was removed by Maya. The chick continued to thrive under the care and protection of its parents and on 19 June 2024 it was sexed, vitals noted and fitted with the blue darvic "IR0". The ringing of Blue 1R0(24) can be viewed here.  A couple of weeks later on 3 July 2024 at 08:07  Blue 1R0 fledged.

Blue 33 will continue to provide for his family and Blue 1R0 will explore his surroundings, building his strength and confidence for the long journey ahead when in a few weeks time he’ll take off on his first migration.  Maya and Blue 33, their job done, will soon follow. 

Edit: End of Season Update:

28 Aug 09:54: Last sighting of the family together this season

29 Aug 09:42: Blue 1R0(24) last seen on the nest

30 Aug 06:40: Maya last seen on the nest

02 Sep 13:32: 33 last seen on nest/tree

We wish them a safe journey and safe return.

  • Morning ALL - looking quite misty here 

    06:45 Maya and IR0 wait on their breakfish 

    Maya flies off, IR0 soon follows

    07:16  He returns

    07:42  after a short spell away, IR0 is back  

    continues to yell for breakfish

    He's off again.   Perhaps 33 has a fish and he's back and forth pestering him?

  • Checking back and see that IR0 and Maya have had their breakfish!! 

    09:30  IR0 appears, yelling as 33 approaches

    IR0 grabs the fish - its a large live pike !!

    The pike gets loose flapping about the nest - IR0 and 33 look on

    33 flies off and IR0 gets hold of it

    IR0 is soon tucking in

    He moves across the nest

    09:58 IR0 still eating and Maya appears 

    10:05  Once IR0 is finished Maya moves in, takes the fish and flies off with it

    10:12  IR0 remains pottering about the nest

    10:13 off he flies

    ENS

  • Checking back on earlier nest activity - some captures

    11:31  33 on the nest

    12:55  33 still staying close to the nest - a close up of him

    12:56  33 just loves a lie down 

    13:49   33 looking very relaxed

    15:17  IR0 appears and fish calling

  • 15:25  Fish!!    

    33 approaches the nest 

    quickly taken by IR0

    33 flies off and IR0 tucks in

    15:28  After eating a few chunks, IR0 flies off with the fish

  • 15:34  IR0 approaches the nest with the fish - good he held on to it

    15:41  eats some more

    IR0 thinks about taking off

    first a couple of hovers

    up

    and down

    and then he is off with it 

  • 17:16  IR0 re-appears on the nest and he's still holding on to his fish

    Just a brief visit, he's quickly off again

  • Morning ALL

    05:31  IR0 waits on his breakfish

    He's off and on a couple of times

    06:39 IR0 returns to the nest 33 approaches - Fish

    quickly taken by IR0

    33 flies off leaving IR0 with his fish

    07:05  IR0 turns away from the fish and cleans his beak

    and then flies off leaving the fish on the nest

    I wonder where Maya is? 

    She usually appears to clean up and collect the fish 

  • 07:52  33 appears, collects the fish and flies off with it

    No sign of Maya this morning!

  • Morning Karen and all

    Two osprey flew past prior to 33 landing so maybe one was Maya...

    First quickly followed

    Second coming in from left seconds later

     

  • Morning Kate

    So unlike  Maya not being about so I've double checked back and have a correction - Maya is about. 

    04:40  Maya briefly appears (about 30 seconds) on the nest at first light  

    and IR0 a little later 04:46

    But yes you could be right and that is her flying around.   

    She'll be looking for a fish soon