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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 now finishes and slides off the fish:-)
054 quickly grabs it
056 flies off and Maya arrives and picks up some fallen bits
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055 now arrives and 054 wing flaps warning off 055 and Maya
Plenty fish to go round plus 33 has one!
I must go now - BFN
Quick look in and at 16:23 Maya was feeding 056 and 057
056 finished. His chest is looking quite dark - perhaps wet or maybe dirty or both :-D ?
056 has flown now and Maya continues feeding 057
Hi KAREN Came to say that cheeky little 057 is letting mum feed her but I see from your posts that she is not alone in that
C ROP
057 has finished. They too are looking wet and darker about the chest
057 flies off leaving Maya to finish the fish
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Off for the night now. BFN