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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18:27 Maya is feeding 083
All juveniles have eaten from this fish
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18:30 B33 with another fish which he is eating from
18:32 Another juvenile has joined in (with Maya). 083 made his way over to B33
18:34 B33 eats, Maya feeds two (083 centre of pic)
18:44 080 is the other juvenile being fed by Maya
Off to eat my dinner now
8:38 Three on the nest - 082 centre, 083 right, I can't see the ring of the other one
8:44 083 left, and the other juvenile flatten - possible intruder around?
8:49 Three on the nest again. Could fish be on its way?
Morning ALL and thanks Sandra for all the updates 09:44 33 has just delivered a large fish which 081 has taken
33 flies off and 081 tucks in
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09:50 082 has arrived
082 is squealing wanting the fish and grabs the tail
082 then attempts to steal but gets a pecking from 081 - loose feather now!
09:54 081 getting itself a better grip/position of the fish
081 eats again and 082 now patiently waits its turn :-)
09:59 083 has now arrived
10:00 081 has finished and wipes its beak
10:01 082 takes the fish
10:03 081 flies off followed by 083. 082 gets tucked in