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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20:30 082, after standing at the edge of the nest for a bit, had some fish before flying off
21:00 no sign of the others so assume no one is hungry. Still a large chunk of fish left.
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Just got it with the magnifier Patily. It is 083
Edit:-
Now at the front of the nest. Ring clear.
Birdies LG DU update.
Now it is 082's turn. Seems they are visiting one at a time!
082 has flown off with the remains of the fish!
Today:
080 is 69 days old
081 is 67 days old
082 is 65 days old &
083 is 62 days old
I looked in about 10 minutes ago and the nest was empty - not even a fish!
But now @ 11:19, 081 is on the nest eating so perhaps 33 has been in with a small fish or one has been brought back from an earlier delivery this morning ???
they must be getting hungry as this is the first I have seen any of the juveniles since last posting