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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Kind regards, Ann
3 were on the nest and then the one I put a marker over arrived and, possibly because of wind seemed to have difficulty landting One on exteme left had similar difficulty ttaking off but soon came back with a clump Two on left then left and 2 on right settled down A third has now come back
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Morning ALL - thanks for well wishes, updates and captures. I continue to improve :-)
Nice to see your capture of four on the nest PATILY. And, forget me - how are you after your eye op? Good to see you regularly posting :-)
FISH @ 08:00
33 arrives with a small fish which 054 grabs
054 gets tucked in while 057 waits at the back of the nest
Video of 33 delivering 08:00 fish
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I see there has been another fish delivery
Maya standing by while 056? gets tucked in
Off now - SYL
Just having a coffee and see a fish on the nest but no takers at the moment.
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Must be approaching fish time for 057, 055 and 054 have arrived
All four on the nest and waiting