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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Morning ALL - today, 080 is 70 days old / 10 weeks 081 is 68 days old 082 is 66 days old & 083 is 63 days old / 9 weeks
080 - 081 and 083 on the nest calling
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FISH @ 10:17
33 drops off a large living fish which is quickly taken by 081!
081 lets go as the fish flaps and lands across the nest
081 and 082 just look at it
10:21 082 gets hold of the fish and stands on the fish, keeping hold. Poor fish
10:24 082 tucks in
10:49 081 takes the fish as 082 finishes
10:50 082 flies off leaving 081 tucking in
11:08 Maya arrives as 081 finishes and ignores the fish and eats left overs from the nest most likely tidying up
11:11 081 flies off as 083 arrives and does not take a turn of the fish but goes to Maya to be fed
11:15 083 now takes the fish
11:17 Maya flies off leaving 083 tucking in
12:01 083 finishes and 33 picks up the fish and flies off with it
12:03 083 flies off
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