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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scene just now
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Kind regards, Ann
Good morning ALL
Today
080 is 56 days old
081 is 54 days old
082 is 52 days old &
083 is 49 days old
07:57 080 self feeds while Maya and the others wait their turn
Maya moves round - I hope 080 does not let that fish go over the side of the nest!
08:32 082 now self feeding after 080 finishes and has now flown
08:37 082 finishes and Maya takes the fish
Maya now starts to feed 081
08:41 082 flies off as 083 has now joined 083 to be fed by Maya
08:50 Feed over. Maya leaves the fish with either 080 or 082 who has returned and having some seconds.
There is plenty left over to keep the family going a while.
Off now - I wonder if 081 will fledge today?
BBL
081 looks out contemplating ... while 083 rests