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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Returned to see there has been a fish delivery and a whopper too!
056 getting tucked in while 057 and 054 wait
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C ROP
PATILY - just seen your "fish incoming" post - thanks. Mine has crossed :-)
057 now takes the fish while 056 wipes his beak.
056 flew off and 055 arrived waiting his turn along with 054 who has grabbed some innards while 057 continues tucking into the fish.
Still loads of fish left and plenty to go round them all.
Logging off now but before I leave, here is today's Family Portrait from captures taken earlier.
Birdies LG DU update.
Kind regards, Ann
Thank you everybody for your best wishes......can hardly wait for Saturdayto come
Wish I could see the rings but currently one devouring a good sized fish and the other looking towards the bay and shouting