As big mum Maya settles back down to brooding her two chicks and one remaining egg, one of the Osplets lets fly at the wrong moment and decorates Maya right on the beak! Maya merely leans forward, white streak clearly visible, and picks up a small branch perhaps using it to clean her beak.
Footage copyright LRWT Rutland Osprey Project, taken from their Live Webcam: • Video ​
Get a front row view of our Manton Bay osprey nest at Rutland Water Nature Reserve, where our star pair Maya and 33 have nested together since 2015.
Thanks to generous donations to our Osprey Webcam Appeal last year, we have now installed brand new camera equipment. Our new webcams give a better view and can zoom, pan, and tilt! Not only this, but we have made sure the new system incorporates sound, giving you a fuller experience and deeper insight into the behaviour of breeding ospreys! So make sure you turn the sound up!
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🦅 Key Dates 🦅
19th March @ 12:29: male 33(11) returned.
19th March @ 12:52: female Maya returned.
30th March: First egg laid.
2nd April: Second egg laid.
5th April: Third egg laid.
8th May: First chick hatched
10th May: Second chick hatched.
14th May Third egg shown to be addled