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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Just now, 33 paid a brief visit to the nest.
He just stood looking around - no juveniles in sight
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And speaking of juveniles - today
080 is 81 days old
081 is 79 days old
082 is 77 days old &
083 is 74 days old
Hi Sandra, yes 33, as always, has proved himself to be a fantastic provider.
And he has just been in with a huge headless fish which 082 has grabbed. Sadly I was unable to grab a capture of 33 delivering it
082 drags it round - it really is a whopper!
and now tucking in
I think it is 080? who goes over to try and sneak some fish and 082 wing flaps
and then flies off with the fish!!!
Fingers crossed 082 keeps hold of it
The two juveniles remain on the nest looking and waiting.
082 has just flown by with the fish - I think he is up on the cam perch.
And another approaches but appears to fly up to the cam perch too.