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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Maya now arrives and picks up some innards 055 had dropped. 057 continues to eat
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054 and 056 arrived seconds after Maya
Maya now flies off leaving 057, 054 and 056
All the family have now made an appearance this morning.
057 now wiping her beak and the fish has gone!
057 flies off leaving 054 and 056 calling
Hopefully 33 brings in another fish soon for 054 and 056
056 now flies off leaving 054
FISH @ 07:45
33 arrives with his second fish delivery this morning.
Quickly snatched by 054
Short Video of 07:45 Fish Delivery
056 now arrives and waits as 054 gets tucked into her fish
Maya arrives again with a small stick
she tidies up as she waits her turn along with 056
056, Maya and 054 tucking in
So pleased to have seen all the family this morning and fingers crossed they hang around over the weekend for those attending the bird fair. Not sure how 33 feels about that :-D
056 now moves in to steal the fish
he gets it from 054
056 flies off with the fish leaving Maya and 054 wiping her beak
057 now joins them