Continued from Manton Bay – July 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 with the other three first seen 4, 6 and 9 April. Maya and Blue 33(11) faithfully incubated the four 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. On 26 June, Blue 080, aged 51 days, fledged at 16:03 followed by Blue 082, aged 50 days, at 06:15 on 29 June, Blue 081, aged 54 days at 16:03 on 1 July and Blue 083, aged 55 days at 07:30 on 7 July.
Maya and Blue 33(11) have done a tremendous job rearing their family and 33 once more has proved himself to be a fantastic provider as there has not been one day this season when he has failed to bring in fish for his family.
Thanks to their fantastic parents, Blue 080, 081, 082 and 083 have had the best possible start in life growing into strong, healthy young ospreys and soon will go their separate ways setting off south on their first migration.
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So absolutely true, Karen! It's been a fantastic season to watch...
Many thanks for your hard work, not only for this new thread, but your contribution throughout
You're welcome Sandra and thanks also for all your input :-)
Today
080 is 87 days old
081 is 85 days old
082 is 83 days old &
083 is 80 days old
FISH @ 05:16
05:17 33 flies off as another juvenile arrives
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Video: 05:16 Fish Delivery
05:21 Sunrise according to the met office
05:22 another juvenile comes to the nest
05:24 The two juveniles patiently wait their turn of the fish as the sun rises
and the view of the trio on the top cam (L-R > 081, 083, and 082)
Thank you Karen for an excellent opening post, and for so diligently reporting on this thread (with help from Sandra :)
It been a wonderful season again for 33 and Maya, I have no doubt whatsoever that we will see some of this brood again in the coming years.
Also thank you for all the beautiful sunrises over the season
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05:36 Juvenile finished, cleaned its beak and the other juvenile took the fish
close up of change over (best view of IDs!! - appears to be 081 who has eaten and 083 who has now taken fish )
081 flies off leaving 083 with the fish and the other juvenile waiting
083 now tucking in
05:43 FISH No 2
33 arrived quickly dropping off a second fish (missed capture) and swiftly taken by 082
05:44 082 drags his fish to the edge and after this capture, flies off with it
05:44 083 remains on the nest eating his fish
05:48 Another arrives and waits while 083 continues to eat
and same view from top cam - cannot ID for the glare of the sun
06:09 Four on the nest unsure if one of them is Maya?
06:13 Brief visit from 33 (five on the nest) who flies off after this capture
06:15 And one of the four takes off with the fish
06:32 one juvenile stands on the nest calling