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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Checking the nest and I see the cam has been zoomed in a little.
Still can't clearly read the IDs but I think it is 082 who is currently on the nest shouting.
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Two on the nest now calling
3 out of 4 on the nest I think the one at the front is 083 and on theleft 082 I can't see the ring of the third The 2 juvies at the back are taking it in turns to call for fish in between a quick preen
C ROP
FISH @ 16:08
33 brings in a large fish
quickly taken
33 flies off and the youngster tucks in
18:01 082 perched on the edge of the nest readying himself to take off and I'm pretty sure I saw a fish in his talon
his brothers look up as he takes off
and then yell - they are not amused!
Lovely to see all four together on the nest
Pleased they've zoomed the cam in a bit, Karen!
19:43 B33 delivered a fish to the waiting four, the juvenile on the right claimed and flew off with it
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20:07 Maya and 3 of her boys. The one on the left has fish
And it is just a bit Sandra! I still can't make out the IDs and am not straining my eyes trying to :-)
Just now - all four on the nest now with Maya