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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They really are coming and going
C ROP
Hi Patily - just the one now - I think it is 082
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17:55 Maya arrives to join 082 and 081?
Maya potters about as the juveniles yell for their fish dinner
Maya left a few minutes ago.
080 joins 082 and 081
All four on the nest now
080 - 082 - 083 - 081
083 has just had a little nest scrape :-)
Video of 083's little nest scrape :-)
FISH @ 18:25
the brothers are being warned off!
Maya has also flown and 082? tucks in as the others wait their turn
Video: 18:25 Fish Delivery
18:38 Much calmer on the nest now!!
The brothers are all now patiently waiting their turn but it is a huge fish and plenty to go round.
20:05 083 was having his share of the fish with 081 standing by
20:29 081 takes the fish as 83 finishes and wipes his beak