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.
Webcam\Copyright: © Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust
06:51 Maya appeared to be giving the chicks a top up
07:38 Scene just now
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Site very slow, look back later. BFN
Webcam still down - Rutland aware of issue.
Latest from their FB page.
Change in the weather - much cooler and rain forecast today and over the next few days.
09:22 Cloudy while Maya was feeding the chicks
12:20 no change
Will look back later and hopefully the issues with the webcams will be resolved also this site for the performance is dreadful !!
cam back up and what a horrible day - not what the chicks have been used to. In fact I think this is the first they have experienced rain.
Thankfully they are a few weeks old and have some feathers to protect them and of course, they have a great mum!
Maya is trying to be a Mumbrella in the rain, but with four to look after it's a bit difficult for her
Apologies for the blurred capture - I assume it is rain on a dusty lens?
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FISH @ 18:18
Maya quickly rises to take the fish from 33 and starts to feed the chicks
18:27 Still feeding
18:38 Maya continues to feed - all chicks have been getting fish
18:47 Maya wary - chicks flatten
18:48 Unseen threat passes and Maya continues feeding. It is a good size fish
19:08 Chicks all look full and Maya having some herself now
19:10 Feed over as Maya swallows the tail and cleans up some bits from the nest.
Video: Maya feeding the chicks @ 18:17 (first 10 mins)
All looking soaked but at least they have all been well fed.
Some captures from earlier
20:33 Maya got up for a bit while the chicks slept
soon they were all getting up :-)
getting so big!
and then they settled down again