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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19:54 Fish from B33, 081 claimed it
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20:09 081 has finished eating the fish, perhaps it was a tiddler. Cleaning his beak here
20:13 083 to the nest, calling for fish
20:42 083 with fish. He wasn't there moments before so there must have been a very quick delivery. He flew off the nest, fish in talons
Beautiful sunrise this morning
05:18
05:21 - sunrise according to the met office
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Video: Sunrise at Manton Bay 05:21 31 July 2020
FISH @ 05:26
33 arrives with a fish and quickly taken by one of the waiting juveniles
05:27 juveniles then flies off with it
Video: 33 Delivers Fish at Sunrise 05:26
FISH @ 05:33 - another from 33
33 once again in fine form
05:33 quickly taken by the waiting juvenile
05:35 and soon tucks in
05:36 wing flaps to warn off any of the others
and then flies off with the fish
FISH @ 06:44 - Fish No 3 from 33!
33 arrives with a fish and taken quickly
33 flies off leaving the juvenile holding onto/guarding its fish from its sibling
06:45 And decides to fly off with it
Video: 33 brings Fish @ 06:45
Maya joins juvenile who is calling - presuming this is the one still to get a fish
Hopefully 33 brings one soon for him and also Maya who is waiting.