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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083 has returned and while waiting has made himself comfy :-)
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20:16 Checking the nest and I see 082 has a small fish
20:31 082 now eating the tail - nothing left for 080 for 081 who has just arrived
FISH @ 20:50
33 arrives with a huge fish quickly taken by 081 as 082 flies in
20:52 33 flies off followed by 082 leaving 081 tucking in
It is a lovely big fish and will feed the whole family tonight.
Off now - BFN
Thank you Karen
21:07 080 came to the nest while 081 was tucking in
21:21 080 eating from the fish, 081 walked away
21:25 083 joined him, picked up some fish pieces scattered on the nest
21:32 083 had flown
21:36 Maya onto the nest followed by a juvenile, 080 still eating
21:40 Maya and 083 had left
21:41 Fish alone
21:42 Then Maya came back so did 083, feeding
21:45 Another juvenile arrived
21:47 It is 082 - Maya feeding both juveniles
22:03 Maya eating for herself
So to confirm, all juveniles and Maya have eaten from this fish - well done, B33!
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23:05 The remainder of the fish is on the nest, ready for the morning
The lovely Maya standing quietly on the nest
C ROP
Morning all,
7:53 081 eating
Many thanks for your updates Sandra :-)
I looked in earlier but unable to post and 082 was on the nest having his share of the fish.
07:34 082 eating
07:41 082 finished and wiped his beak.
082 flew off and then 081 arrived taking his share as Sandra's capture above.
Currently ENS I often wonder where they go! Are they hiding in among the trees or sitting on the nearby perch with their parents or are they exploring around the bay? If so I find myself hoping that they are behaving and not intruding at other nests which is possible for in 2011 when 33 was a juvenile, he landed on this nest joining Maya and 5R's trio.
From the archives :-)
33 spending the afternoon at the Manton Bay Nest on 15 July 2011