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 IR0(24) can be viewed here. A couple of weeks later on 3 July 2024 at 08:07 Blue IR0 fledged.
Blue 33 will continue to provide for his family and Blue IR0 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.
And when their time comes to leave us, we wish them a safe journey and return.
Maya has remained on the nest calling.
13:36 IR0 has spent the last 15 minutes with Maya
I wonder if 33 is now cutting down the fish perhaps hinting to Maya that its time for her to be thinking of going?
14:12 Maya and IR0 still on the nest waiting
14:30 IR0 flies off - Maya remains
14:46 Maya still on the nest, fish calling
15:20 FISH - 33 arrives with a headless fish
Maya flies off with it as 33 cleans his beak
33 stays on the nest for a bit looking out
Have noticed lately that 33 is not delivering live fish instead eating the head, which I believe is the most nutritious part, himself. Sure sign he is building himself up for his migration.
19:22 IR0 on nest looking for supper
and yelling
19:25 He flies up to the cam post