Link to previous thread: Manton Bay – July 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. 055 aged 53 days fledged first on 3 July followed by 054 aged 54 days on 4 July then 056 aged 53 days on 5 July and finally 057 aged 55 days fledged on 11 July.
August has now arrived and the migration window opens. Maya and 33(11) have done a fantastic job raising these four beautiful young ospreys ensuring they have had the best start in life to undertake their first migration. So until such times they go their independent ways and head off south, enjoy!
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Now the poor juvie whose patience finally paid off is having to mantle over it
Can't see why
Now back to eating
C ROP
Morning ALL - thanks for updates/captures
Maya waits for the fish and now 057 has arrived
057 flies off, juvie finishes eating, wipes his beak and Maya grabs the fish and flies off with it
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Appears to have been 055 who was eating. He has now flown - ENS
Maya arrives with a fish followed by 057
Maya then feeds 057
another two arrive and line up
Unseen intruder - Maya mantling
Maya then flies off with the fish
Maya returns with the fish and 056 grabs it
057 flies off and then 056 with the fish
055 - So like his dad!
Waiting!
Hi KAREN Cheeky young things.......with full crops but still shouting for more
I am going to Rutland next Saturday Not going to the Lyndon centre but a trip on the Rutland Belle arranged by my friend's church Would be brilliant if there were "11 ospreys flying around Manton Bay" then
FISH incoming