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.
Link to Webcam\Copyright: © Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust
It was 055 that fledged! Confirmation from Rutland
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Link to Video of Blue 055 taking his first flight!
Birdies LG DU update.
BTW, 055 is 53 days old today as is 054. 056 is 51 and 057 is 47 days old)
054 so wants to go too. Just finding the courage to take the plunge :-)
http://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/things-to-do/wildlife-webcams/loch-of-lowes/
RSPB Giving Nature a Home
"Low key first fledge at Manton Bay, it's 055"
A parent flew from the perch soon after.
IMAGICAT
scylla said:Sorry for being so far behind the curve, but can you confirm that the ring numbers begin with a Zero (number) rather than the letter O?
Hi Scylla, I can confirm it is a 0 as in zero.