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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FISH @ 19:29
Within two minutes 33 returns with a small fish and quickly taken by one of the juveniles
Another juvenile arrives as 33 flies off leaving the youngster tucking in
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Video: 19:29 Fish Delivery
Someone on the cam perch - I think it is 080
Maya arrives with a stick
juvenile (080?) leaves the cam perch and joins her
and another arrives
20:29 and another joins them
suspect they are waiting on 33 bringing in a fish supper
FISH @ 20:33
quickly snatched!
33 flies off and juvenile protects its fish
one juvenile flies off as it tucks in
Quite a small fish - hopefully 33 will bring in another
A beautiful sun lit nest which would have been even lovliet if there had been birds on it
Not able to look in yesterday so itsgreat to see the cam working again Thanks Rutland
C ROP
Lovely blue skies for the juveniles to venture around developing their flying skills and strengthening their wings to undertake that long journey ahead which they will do so soon.
Meanwhile one juvenile sits alone on the nest
Considering we have the bottom wide angle cam, I do hope they will zoom the top cam back in as we don't have a clue as to who is who.
07:57 FISH
33 arrives with a large, live fish
the fish is flapping and 33 keeps a hold, standing on it.
08:00 Maya, along with another juvenile, arrives and she takes the fish from 33 who has had a couple of bites
08:03 Maya now tears at the fish and dishes it out
Must go - BFN