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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080 has been on/off the nest a couple of times now teasing 082 who so wants to go too :-)
080 just came flying in landing perfectly.
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082 now flapping and rises high up - just see his talons here
081 joins 082 flapping
9:31 080 coming in to land on the nest. He's since flown off again!
BFN
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080 is making it all look so easy :-)
Here is a short video of 080 landing back on the nest @ 09:35
FISH @ 10:07
33 arrives with a fish and 081, 082 & 083 get up
Maya arrives and takes the fish
but then taken by 080 who arrives on the nest too - well he must be hungry :-)
33 flies off
10:11 080 getting tucked in
10:21 All, apart from 080 who is busy eating, look up as 082 helicopters high above the nest
Maya has flown. 082 stands at the front of the nest while 083 and 081 stand closely over 080 waiting their turn to steal the fish
Maya has flown leaving the chicks to self feed
081 and 083 at the fish. 082 and 080 to front of nest
11:02 080 has now flown and 082 spreads his wings