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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Morning PATILY and ALL -
Switched on to see Maya on the nest tidying up and then 057 arrived shouting
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Maya flew off and then 057
ENS
A visitor picking up some fish bits
Chased away when a wet 057 briefly landed.
057 getting tucked in while the other two wait
and since they have all looked to the cam, another capture
At last
056 continues to eat while 055, 054 wait. Maya arrives and all are waiting to grab once 056 finishes
055 wins the fish and flies off with it. 054 continues to shout and Maya mock feeds her. Maya has now flown leaving 054 picking up pieces around the nest and shouting.
054 is yelling for all her might! Hopefully she'll get a fish soon
FISH @ 13:52 33 arrives with remains of a fish and 054 makes a dive for it
054 takes the fish
33 flies off and 055 arrives. 054 gets tucked in
Video of 13:52 Fish Delivery
057 arrived and tried to steal but 054 flapped warning her off and kept the fish. 057 flew off leaving 054 to her fish which she has now finished and shouts for more!
It wasn't much but better than nothing and now 054 has flown.
ENS.
054 has returned and still yelling
As I type she has flown