Continued from Manton Bay – May 2020
The history of the Manton Bay nest, breeding stats and links to previous threads can be found here
The season so far: The resident pair both returned on 16 March - Blue 33(11) at 07:12 and Maya at 13:16. For the second consecutive year, Maya laid four eggs – the first on 29 March followed by another three first seen on 4, 6 and 9 April. Maya and Blue 33(11) faithfully incubated the four eggs and on day 38, the first chick hatched 6 May c13:20 followed by Chick #2 on 8 May c06:10, Chick #3 on 10 May c14:45, and Chick #4 on 13 May c20:45.
All four chicks have thrived under the protection of Maya and Blue 33(11) who has once again proved to be a fantastic provider for his family.
In two/three week’s time, the chicks will be ringed and we’ll learn a bit more about them.
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18:10 Either #3 or #4 (blocked by Maya) joins the older chick now
think it is #3 who has rejoined the line
it is #3 - #4 has still to make its move :-)
18:17 older chick now turns away leaving #3 eating
18:20 #3 being well fed now
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Chicks #1, #2 and #3 fed - just #4 left to be fed
18:22 #4 now up and being fed as #3 turns away and joins its siblings
18:28 #4 has a little nibble lol while waiting on Maya dishing out its next bit
18:29 #4 turns away
18:29 And for anyone who wonders "Where does #4 put it" well ..... LOL
18:30 And then #4 comes back for more fish ROFL
18:33 #4 is joined by its older sibling for seconds
18:38 The older chicks gets the tail - fish gone
18:56 33 arrives and Maya flies off.
Can see her skimming her feet in the water
33 then flies leaving the chicks to rest after their fish dinner
And talking of him being a brilliant fisher - he has been in with another! There is a fish lying on the nest so the chicks have had another feed
can't post capture as on tablet and for some reason it is not giving me the option to do so.
Here it is Karen
I couldn't see #4 in the pic above but then saw it at the back of the huddle
What a fabulous dad B33 is!
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22:22 #4 - "Ooh, is that fish I see?"
Lots of midges flying around