Continued from Manton Bay – June 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. Maya, for the second consecutive year, laid four eggs – the first on 29 March and the other three first seen 4, 6 and 9 April. Maya and Blue 33(11) faithfully incubated the eggs and on day 38, chick #1 hatched 6 May c 13:20 followed by chick #2 on 8 May c 06:10, chick #3 on 10 May c14:45, and chick #4 on 13 May c20:45. On 16 June the chicks were ringed with their blue darvics – chick #1- 080, chick #2 - 081, chick #3 - 082 and chick #4 - 083 - and are all thought to be males.
On 26 June at 16:03, Blue 080 fledged aged 51 days followed by Blue 082 at 06:15 on 29 June aged 50 days and soon 081 and 083 will too.
For the next six weeks or so, the chicks will explore their surroundings perfecting their flying skills and strengthening their wings and for when they migrate. Until then Maya and 33 will protect their young and 33 will continue to bring in fish for his family.
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So the scene we will now have to get used to!
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10:11 080, 081 and 082 wait on their baby bro returning and maybe dad too with a fish!
10:15 FISH - they didn't wait long :-)
081 grabs the fish
33 flies off leaving 080 and 082 waiting while 081 tucks in
Confirmation from Rutland on 083's Fledge 07:30 this morning
Click here to access FB post and Video of him taking off
10:39 082 takes the fish once 081 has finished
and tucks in
10:40 083 returns
all four together again on the nest
10:45 081 takes off
10:46 082 continues to feast but 080 has taken some of the fish (innards?) and eats too
083 joins 080
pulling at the fish piece and snatching bits of fish from it
080 and 083 seem happy to share :-)
10:57 080 flies off leaving 082 eating and 083 pottering about waiting