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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19:14 080 fish calls and a minute later flies off.
They were tiddlers 33 brought in but perhaps he is now starting to bring in little fish encouraging the youngsters to fly off with their fish and eat on a nearby perch.
All part of their growing up and I am sure 33 will bring in a larger fish later for the family.
Good grief, what a super dad B33 is! Thanks Karen Great to see 083 mantling over the earlier fish delivery, he did the exact same thing yesterday too! :)
I wonder when/if Maya will start bringing fish to the nest for the juveniles?
FIsh @ 21:20 33 has delivered a huge fish and taken by 081.
21:48 Night cam on - all still on nest with fish
23:06 Only the fish left on the nest
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07:05 33 arrived on the nest immediately followed by his sons
33 doesn't stay but flies off
The boys are fish calling! Perhaps still waiting on breakfish and 33 has gone fishing
All flown and now ENS
07:26 visitor to the nest
07:28 chased off by 083
09:52 081 has just finished eating his share from a large fish which is now lying on the nest
09:54 081 has flown. 082 now tucks in while 083 waits
10:01 083 moves closer as 082 finished and takes the fish
10:05 082 flies off leaving 083 tucking in
18:07 082 is eating from a little/left over bit of fish in preference to the large fish lying on the nest!!
18:13 checking back and 082 has flown and only the fish remains for any hungry adult or juvenile