The curator of the De Blankaart nature reserve thought that the pair of sea eagles would start breeding a little earlier because the nest was already there. But Betty laid the first egg on the night of March three to four. Almost the same date as last year. “When the fog lifted we saw Betty deep in the nest. A while later Paul came to take over the watch. So we were sure: there is an egg. It starts with one, a few days later there could be a second or a third, we don’t know.”
Incubation takes 38 to 40 days. The chicks will therefore hatch around April 12.
