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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Birdies LG DU update.
Morning ALL
Miserable looking day here. A wet and vocal 054 on the nest just now
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FISH @ 15:00
33 arrives with a fish which 055 grabs
057 arrives and takes the fish from 055
33 then flies off leaving 057 getting tucked in while 055 looks on
Video of 15:00 Fish Handover
Hi KAREN When I saw the size of the fish I thought it couldn't have been long delivered
Can you tell who has it and who they are waiting in the wings?
C ROP
Hi Patily, Looks very much like it is 057 who is eating just now with 054 and 055 nearest us waiting. 055 actually took the fish off 33 and 057 flew in and took it from 055.
Oh No, the fish has gone over the edge!
055 (back to us) flies off, 057 wipes her beak and 054 continues to shout
Another learning curve for looks like the answer is "tough luck".
054 has been on the nest a lot yelling her head off for a fish