Link to previous thread: Manton Bay – June 2019
The season so far: Maya arrived back 14 March and Blue 33(11) on 23 March. Maya laid 4 eggs 2, 5, 8 and 11 April hatching 11, 11, 13 and 17 May. The four chicks were ringed on 21 June as follows: #1 Blue 054 (F), #2 Blue 055 (M), #3 Blue 056 (M) and #4 Blue 057 (F). Further details of their vital statistics can be found here.
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As I have managed to read the rings nos, a group photo
L to R 057, 055 (eating), 056 (back) and 054
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That is some size of a fish that 33 brought in!
Here is 055 (60 days) with it
and not to miss the others out, here is a current photo of each of them
054 (60 days old)
056 ( 58 days old)
057 (54 days old)
I don't know who has the big fish but it speaks volumes that they're not fighting over it :)
(In SW London it's muggy, it feels later than 6 o'clock and I wonder if thunder is on the way. Too muggy/hot to continue, I'll pack up for a while.)
IMAGICAT
055 had the fish Scylla :-)
Now 057 has it and 054 is eating the bits while 055 looks over the side and 056 wing flaps
It is muggy here (Edinburgh) too SCYLLA and we are to have thunder/lightning perhaps later and tomorrow. My head is thumping - a definite sign - so logging off now. BFN
I think this is 054 who is climbing down the side of the nest!
There is then a wing flap and she then disappears. Then her head pops up peaking up at 057. She must be clinging on to the side of the nest for you can just see the top of her head bottom right hand corner of capture below
Night cam just came on and 057 is settled down alone
but up she gets and starts wing flapping!
I think we will see her take her maiden flight tomorrow.
No sign of her siblings, 057 is alone tonight, sound asleep