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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more helicoptering from 082
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11:34 080 had been self feeding with 083 trying to grabs some bits
11:35 Maya arrived and now feeding 083 and 081
11:40 082 has joined the feed
All chicks have been fed as it was a huge fish 33 brought in so plenty for all and laters.
Must go now - BFN
All four chicks present for lunch.
Birdies LG DU update.
19:49 Maya was feeding 080, 082 and 083. 081 waited his turn
19:53 083 (centre of pic) moved away from the feed. 081 on the right
19:54 081 joined his siblings (centre of the group)
19:57
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20:08 082 moves away to feak his beak, 083 lying down. Maya continuing to feed 081. 080 is still in a feeding position
20:13 083 re-joined the feed while 082 decided to practise his helicoptering
He did go out of cam view, this was him coming back down
20:18 083 decided to self feed. 080 to the right of Maya at the back of the nest, 081 front left, 082 on the right
20:21 Feed over. Still plenty of fish left
20:22 Maya had flown. 080 has taken the fish and is self-feeding
20:28 082 watches 080, 083 lying down
20:31 It must have been a whopper of a fish that was originally brought to the nest!
20:33
20:37 080 continuing to tuck in
20:55 Maya had returned to the nest
20:58 She had flown. From what I could see, the fish is still on the nest
21:05 081 has been helicoptering
21:07 L-R 083, 080, 081 & 082
21:12 The whole family on the nest
B33 took the remainder of the fish (see 'Edit' below)
21:16 Good to see all the youngsters have settled on the nest
Edit - B33 didn't fly off with the fish as I thought. He came back at 21:20 and took it away