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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11:06 082 finishes, wipes his beak as Maya arrives on the nest and takes the fish
11:07 083 goes to Maya and gets fed :-)
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083 has safely returned and all have been fed so ..
I am now signing off.
082 being fed by Maya 083 pottering and being all grown up, moving sticks
C ROP
Orrrrrrr! After 3-4 months of activity............
Birdies LG DU update.
"Where is everybody???" I want my Tea!!!!
081 has had a small fish
17:40 33 brought in a small fish which 081 grabbed
33 flew off. 081 got tucked in and polished off the fish in a few minutes.
Thanks for the updates, so pleased 083 made it back to the nest this morning to have some fish
19:22 ENS
19:50 081 was waiting alone on the nest but was joined by Maya at 19:52. Maya flew off and then 082 landed
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19:56 083 has joined his two siblings
19:58/9 083 left the nest followed by 081
20:01 ENS