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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20:37 #4 is in the centre of the huddle
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20:45 B33 returns to the nest
20:48 He left
20:58 Supper in progress
It really has altered, Cathy
So pleased Maya has moved the fish to a safer position for feeding!
21:10 #4 still eating
21:12 #3 being fed more
21:16 #4 squeezed itself into this position
21:18 Feed over. All chicks ate well and there is still fish on the nest ready for the morning