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, still on his lonesome
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Morning Patily
057 now arrives (055 flew off a few minutes ago)
As I type, 057 has flown and ENS
055 returns
and still yelling
057 returns and joins 055
Rutland Water is on BBC Breakfast now - in relation to the lady who follows swans on migration, she's going to do ospreys (or "an osprey"?) instead. My TV is muted but I happen to be recording it for something else, so hopefully can fill in later.
IMAGICAT
FISH @ 06:43
33 arrives with a fish which is quickly snatched by 055
055 protects his fish
now getting tucked in
Short Video of Fish Delivery
055 continues to tuck in but 057 is now moving closer. She has been patiently waiting!
057 grabs the fish
055 wipes his beak
055 flies off and 057 now gets tucked in