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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Mike B said:I tried to do a posh link as normal but it will not work in Rich Formatting. The message box appears but it is blank!
Mike, try refreshing the page when the empty message box is there. I get the same after my computer has completed a security scan, comes back as normal after a refresh
Thanks MIKE
How lovely toget a Ken blog
082 on the nest He seemed not to make up his mind whether to shout for fish or have a nap, all the time standing on one leg He has now turned round and is shouting over the water
15:27 33 on the nest along with 081 who is tucking into either a small fish or perhaps left overs from the fish 33 took off with earlier.
As I type, 33 has flown leaving 081 eating
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15:38 082 has arrived and yelling
16:01 081 has polished off the fish piece and wipes his beak as 082 looks on
16:02 081 flies off and 082 starts yelling
Off for a bit. SYL
17:57 082 still yelling and 081, who has just arrived on the nest, joins him.
18:01 Maya lands with a huge clump of something!
now tearing at it
18:03 083 joins his siblings
must be about dinner time !
Maya had flown off and has just returned with another clump. 083 flew off too.
Meanwhile 082 and 081 continue to wait