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 has flown leaving the brothers waiting on 33
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As I type 055 has flown and soon 056 follows.
Must go for a bit. We have still to see 057 this morning. SYL
Maya alone and tidying sticks. …. preparing to go?
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Birdies LG DU update.
Morning. All. Just opened the computer to see a Juvenile, possibly 057, on the nest working on a large fish. Then Maya appeared, claimed the fish and flew off, about 10.47+/- AM. Juvie cleaned its beak and has flown and a Gull is picking up bits of fish.
Kind regards, Ann
Catch up of 33's 09:57 Fish Delivery
09:44 Maya arrived
09:45 056 arrived behind her
09:50 Maya flew leaving 056 calling
09:57 33 arrived with a fish which 056 took
09:57 33 flew off leaving 056 with the fish
Short Video of 33's 09:57 Fish Delivery
Blue 056 - 100 days old
Short Video of Blue 056 standing with the Fish [ 30 secs]
I had to go out at 10:05 but left the record on !
10:10 approx 055 arrived on the nest and sat while 056 continued to eat the fish
055 was soon calling
Here is the full 10 minute video with 056 eating the fish and 055 arrives about 5 minutes into it [I can't edit yet]
Next sighting is as written in Gardenbirder 10:52 post about 057 arriving then Maya.