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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14:51 080 must have flown - 083, 082 and 081 on the nest
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The fantastic 4
Aren't they just, Alan
15:10 082 has taken now taken charge. 081 and 080 on the nest as well
15:14
15:16 080 found some innards
081 didn't feed from this fish, hopefully he'll be first in line for the next one
15:26 ENS. Will check back later
15:56 Patience rewarded - B33 delivers a headless fish to a waiting 081
082 came to the nest from cam perch, I think
16:25 Maya lands while 081 is still tucking in
081 had finished eating (behind Maya), 082 landed as did another juvenile, the latter taking the fish from Maya - she flew off
16:31 It was 080 who took the fish from Maya (above), he flew off with it after this capture. 082 on the right
19:55 Maya feeding one of the boys. I can't make out its darvic number
20:04 Confirmed as 082. He walked away from the huge fish
Maya continued to feed herself
20:12 All 4 with Maya now. 082 went back for more fish
20:15 The whole family
And with that rare scene, I must sign off. BFN