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.
Link to Webcam\Copyright: © Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust
Valerie
Thanks for the wonderful news on Blue 2AM returning - brilliant. Also for news about S1 setting off.
Rutland have now posted an update about S1:
Link >> Migration of S1
For the record, I will also post the news of 2AM on the main Rutland thread along with the update as there is a mention of 4K and 30,
Birdies LG DU update.
Good morning, not sure if anyone else has been looking at the Manton webcam but it has been really interesting watching the cormorants on there.
Hi Patily, Jane and ALL - since the day I remarked the cams were down and Mike advised he was told they had been switched off, I happened to look in the day after (8th) to see if there were any updates and noticed the cams were on and the cormorant had taken up residence. On another look in I noticed the text had been changed advising they were off for the season and I expected them to go down that evening as it was a Friday but the cams have remained on and the cormorant, or two from time to time, is\are still there.
Scene just now ...
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And what a lovely view of the nest - just perfect! I am laughing here looking at the lovely close up on the top cam and a wide view on the bottom - just what we wanted all osprey season!! But never mind for I am sure it will all be set up perfectly in 2020. So the count down begins and on that note I will bid you all farewell for this is my last post.
Take care everyone - see you next season and Oh, I almost forgot - have a nice Christmas:-D