Continued from Manton Bay – April 2020
The history of the Manton Bay nest, breeding stats and links to previous threads can be found here
The season so far:Mar 16: Blue 33(11) returned 07:12Mar 16: Maya returned 13:16Mar 29: Egg #1 laid 20:52Apr 04: Egg #2 first seen 13:27Apr 06: Egg #3 first seen 05:09Apr 09: Egg #4 first seen 07:00
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FISH @ 17:31
33 lands with a lovely big fish for Maya
Eagerly taken
Maya flies off with it
33 has a look at the eggs before settling down
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Maya has now returned and taken over incubating from 33
Hatching very close now
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I scrolled forwards and backwards thru these few seconds when Maya last turned the eggs, and managed to see evidence of 4. She's been tucked sleeping ever since.
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Misty morning - looks like 33 incubating but I haven't had a close look:
scylla said: looks like 33 incubating but I haven't had a close look:
Yes it was, and here's the change-back-over:
It won't be long now to we see the first wee bobble head of the season.
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Morning ALL -
We are now into DAY 36 of incubating. (the egg was laid on March 29)
Thanks for earlier captures. Seeing 33 incubating IMO is always a tell tale sign that there hasn't been a hatch as yet for to date I have only seen him sit when there are eggs, never a chick. I may be wrong - has anyone?
Maya gives them a quick check, couldn't see anything and see settles back down
I have just noticed that large gap between two of the eggs. I hope it is not going to cause problems.