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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20:52 055 is still waiting
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Kind regards, Ann
055 did take a large fish from the nest late this afternoon, hopefully, as Karen mentioned in her report, he did manage to keep hold of it
055 flew from the nest but I assume it was he who has come back. 054 finished eating, 055 grabbed the remainder of the fish at 21:06
21:09 Maya? (left) has come onto the nest
21:12
And flown
21:15 055 continuing to eat the remainder of the fish
The bottom cam shows it still to be getting dusk, perhaps she'll wait until morning now :)
Morning ALL,
No ospreys about as yet but a lovely view of the sun rising
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With the wide angle cam being down we have missed seeing this beautiful sight. Really gets the morning off to a good start.
Just wish we had our beautiful ospreys on the nest!
05:38 warm tones
05:40 now the cooler pinky, mauvy colours
and 05:44, according to the met office - Sunrise and an osprey!
One of the juvies
It's 055 and he is yelling for breakfish