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.
I would like to add my thanks to Karen too. Without a few dedicated folk on the Forum for all the nests we would miss so much. The news and updates are found so easily here in one place, without having to search far and wide.
I hope to see everyone again next March, as we await the early arrivals, sometimes in hope rather than expectation. Maya will be one such. She has been such a wonderful mum over many years. Let's wish her two more safe migrations and welcome her return next year.
Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/
Hi and hope everyone is well. I am and thanks for all the lovely comments. It was a pleasure monitoring and reporting the activity of this nest and not forgetting a huge thanks to Kate and Glider and others for their input too.
Rutland's Information Officer, George, has written an end of season blog >>
"The Manton Bay Ospreys: A look Back at the 2024 Season"
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