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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082 so desperately wants to go - just plucking up the courage to do so!
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13:13 082 up again
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33 has been in with a fish [missed delivery]
13:51 Maya feeding 082 and 083 just now
14:02 FISH -
33 arrives on the nest with another fish
33 flies off (hard to get a capture of it as the feed is blocking the view)
14:12 081 helicoptering and we see the fish lying just behind 082
14:12 081 out of cam view
14:13 083 now flaps his wings
14:21 Maya now feeding 080 and 083 having more from the fresh fish 33 brought in
14:29 Chicks all fed and now Maya flies off
must go now. BFN
16:08 Another feed underway
082 and 083 being fed by Maya just now
16:15 Only 083 being fed now
16:26 083 finishing off the tail
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