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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056 has finished up - pleased to see all four juvies have been fed. There is still some fish left and 057 is having more. I'm off for the night now BFN
I think this was him? before flying off the nest (19:48)
BFN Karen
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Sorry, not very clear but the above pic cropped and auto-corrected
Sandra, just saw your capture as I was closing down. It is pretty clear but the mark could quite easily be mistaken for a shadow / soil if we didn't know better.
I have some time now while my hair dries lol and have looked out some older captures.
These images were taken off Blue 056 on 29 June. Two angles and he has no markings at or around his throat
July 15 @ 17:38 Blood on chest coming from throat
Latest July 16 @ 19:17
above image cropped and enlarged
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Hope these images help. What a shame for him.
I'm off now :-)
Latest BLOG re 56. Looks positive.
Birdies LG DU update.
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Maya arrived to pick up the fish from an empty nest only for a juvie to arrive and steal it from her. I’m tempted to say 056 because of a spiky throat but it’s in silhouette. Whoever it is is eating well.