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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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055 (left) and 054 who are both 68 days old today have arrived and shouting for all their might :-)
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A fish has been delivered at some point and one juvie eats while 055 waits its turn
Looks to be a fair sized fish as we have come to expect from 33 and no doubt the others will have been/will be fed.
Off now - BFN
Silhouette show One eating and one pottering
The potterer has found some innards and is eating those and the other flies across to the front of the nest and off The other now has the fish
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Morning All
Very little activity this morning with only a couple of brief visits however no sooner they land and they are off again.
Catch up tonight as I am out all day. Happy Viewing everyone - BFN
This is a still from the video on Marie's last Blog- 17.7.2019 which shows 56 with a clean 'bib'.
What struck me was the clarity of the rings compared to LS.
57 56 and 54.
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