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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055 on the nest and shouting
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and still 055 waits
055 is now joined by 057 and 33 is approaching with a fish!
FISH @ 08:03
33 arrives with a fish grabbed by 055
055 grabs the fish
33 flies off leaving 055 with the fish and 057 waiting her turn
055 getting tucked in now
056 has now joined 055 and 057
057 now picking up some fallen pieces as 055 continues to tuck in and 056 waits
057 moves back ready to steal and now 056 picks up some pieces
057 now has the fish as 055 wipes his beak and 056 continues to wait
055 has now flown
Return to check on the nest and I see that 057 has flown, also the fish is gone and 054 is now on the nest with 056.
057 then flies off.
So all the juvies are still here
054 is shouting and walking around the nest and has a visitor!
but she soon chases it off
054 and 056 continue to wait and shout for fish
FISH @ 09:18
054 wins the fish but poor 33 for 056 has a hold of 33's foot unaware that 056 has the fish! (can be seen in video)
054 tucking in while 056 waits
Short Video of 09:18 Fish Delivery