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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056 rising up and then back down
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Three on the nest just now
057, 055 and 056
Still waiting and getting impatient as on and off the nest
Evening All. Down to one juvie on the nest just now. And then there were none. We had a brief visit to the Manton Bay nest today mid to late afternoon. When we arrived, Maya was on the left-hand perch, facing into the wind and away from the nest. She remained there for the whole of our visit. There was one juvenile on the nest perch, another on the nest and a third on a branch in the shade, half-way up one of the large Poplar trees on the far bank. We could not read the ring numbers. The volunteers told us that 054 had not been seen while they were there and the male, 33, had flown off about half an hour previously. Neither appeared while we watched. But the two juvies on the nest and nest perch took turns doing a couple of short flights around the bay and those two each also did a couple dives into the water. One came up clutching a small dark thing in its right foot, perhaps a bit of moss or decayed leaves, but we never did work out what it was. We had a lovely view of one of them doing the classic shimmy to shake off water shortly after rising out of the water, looking a bit like it was releasing grey smoke, the droplets were so numerous and small. After their short flights and practice dives each of those 2 juvies perched on one of the broken tips of the two highest branches of the fallen Poplar tree which is at the water's edge, in front of the living Poplar trees on the bank opposite the hide. For any who have never visited, when looking at the live streaming views, those Poplars are out of view to the left of the nest.
Kind regards, Ann
Thank Gardenbirder for your report - glad you have had a good day and seen them. I've not seen 054 today - the others are around just now. But last night the other three were on the nest and being fed and she appeared towards the end of the feed. Interesting if the same will happen tonight as I think we may see a fish come in soon.
056 arrived a few minutes ago
then 056 flew off as 055 arrived and is now standing waiting
There has been a fish delivery (missed it! )
056 has it and it is still flappin'. 057 looks on while 055 looks out
056 continues to tuck in
057 now moving nearer and 055 turns around
As I type, 055 has flown