Rutland

[xstitcher]

What is going on in the Moutan Bay nest..who are these two interlopers?

[xstitcher]

Sorry, meant Manton Bay.

[Tilly2]

Egyptian Geese. They've made themselves quite at home.:-)

[xstitcher]

They certainly have. But hey just arrived about 10 min ago and she went straight into making her nest. Before they arrived there were a pair of ducks there who
Mr. Goose got rid of with just a show of his wing span.

[Tilly2]

They've been there for a couple of days. Maya is due to arrive back any day. We'll see what happens then!

[xstitcher]

Yes it will be very interesting. They look to be about the same size as the osprey. I read in the news article that Maya's mate has already arrived so any ideas of why he isn't keeping the nest ready for her Tilly?

[wendilla]

The ducks sense something now so there may be an osprey on the scene .

[Tilly2]

Where did you read that, X stitcher? 03 (97) is home.
I haven't read that 33 (11), Maya's final mate last year, is home.

[xstitcher]

Oh gosh, it was only last night and I think it could have been on here and that someone had given a website link. (Mind like a sieve)

[Tilly2]

Never mind, xstitcher. Things will get sorted, eventually.

[melv16]

Looks like mother goose is going to be very disappointed when the osprey's get back from Africa. She's very busy making a nesting scraps at the moment.

[gness]

On the Rutland site there is a beautiful video of 03 tidying up the nest for his partner's return.......☺

[Zacs-Master]

Does anybody remember Rutland Weekend Television?

[Tilly2]

Neil Innes, yes, loved it.

[Zacs-Master]

That's the fella. Made Monty Python look sensible.

[Tilly2]

He could sing, though.

[gness]

The live stream from Manton Bay is worth a look just now.....☺