Link to previous thread August 2019
Manton Bay 2019 SummaryMaya returned 14 Mar and Blue 33(11) on 23 Mar. Maya laid four eggs on 2, 5, 8 and 11 Apr hatching 11, 11, 13 and 17 May. The four chicks were ringed on 21 Jun - #1 Blue 054(F), #2 Blue 055(M), #3 Blue 056(M) and #4 Blue 057(F). Details of their vital statistics can be found here. All four fledged - Blue 055 (age 53 days) on 3 Jul, Blue 054 (age 54 days) on 4 Jul, Blue 056 (age 53 days) on 5 Jul and Blue 057 (age 55 days) on 11 Jul. Blue 054 (age 99 days) was last seen 18 Aug, Blue 055 (age 104 days) & Blue 057(age 98 days) were last seen 23 Aug and Blue 056 (age 103 days) was last seen 24 Aug.
Edit 5/9: Maya and Blue 33 remained for a few days before setting off. Both were last seen 2 Sept.
Manton Bay 2019 Slideshow summarising the season can be viewed here.
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Morning Patilty and Mike 33 is on the nest just now
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Last year Maya left on 31 August and 33 on 2 3 September. 33 remains on the nest just looking around and flies off at 07:35
Short 30 sec video of 33 on the nest and leaving
as I type 33 returns and I can see another on the wide cam - I wonder if this is Maya?
33 potters about
and then a scrape
Must go out now - SYL
Valerie
You're right Valerie - thanks for pointing it out:) I have amended my post.
Maya and 33 are still here. An update on FB from Rutland posted 3 hrs ago
A visitor to the nest and cam !!
Latest update
Link >> 33 defending his territory to the last
Cormorant now joined by a couple of corvids
I wouldn't have thought that 33 is around just now!