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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I've not been able to check on the nest much today
21:00 B33 with a headless fish delivery claimed by one very hungry juvenile
21:08 Good to see all 4 juveniles on the nest
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21:12 Two juveniles on the left are eating, perhaps there was another delivery?
21:14 No, he must have had a stray piece from the headless fish
21:29 Maya on the nest with her 4 boys
21:32 Another juvenile now feeding from the fish after the one that had first 'dibs' had flown
Maya had left by the time I'd posted
23:05 Not sure what that is on the middle of the nest, fish usually looks dark when night cam is on
2 on the nest The one at the front has fish I thought it could even be Maya but now that the light has changed I see it is a juvie
C ROP
One of the juveniles appears to be eating from a large fish while the other stands by
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Morning Patily - and snap! :-)
Checking and see there are now three on the nest.
Appears to be Maya at the back with the fish, a juvenile to the front with something and 33? standing with a fish[piece] in talon
33? flies off as I type and I must go too. BFN