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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Karen, I was just going to ask if he had. 082 is eating the fish, I assume 083 is laying down but I can also see a 'foot' that I don't know if it's 083's?
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081, 082 and 083 were on the nest (Patily has 081 in her video at 15:55)
16:03 081 rose out of sight.
Then the cam froze and then went down.
16:09 Cam back up and no sign of 081
16:14 still no sign of him - suspect that is 082
16:19 it is 082 as can clearly see his ring no. On nest it is 082 and 083 lying down
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Video will follow
081 Fledges @ 16:03 - 54 days old
Video of 081 taking off
16:29 Only 082 and 083 on the nest
16:31 So it was 083's foot I could see! lol
16:40 Awww, 083 home alone...
I wonder where 080 is? Reading back, he's not been on the nest since this morning