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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11:10 Thanks Karen. If this is 081, he now has a fish
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TWO FISH - 11:06 & 11:10
11:06 33 arrives with a fish followed by 081
33 immediately flies off leaving 081 standing on his fish which is still living
11:09 081 tucks in
11:09 33 arrives with another small live fish
11:10 33 stands, looking around - perhaps for 083?
11:11 33 then flies off
Video: 33 Delivers Two Fish 11:06 & 11:10 & 081 Eating - 7 Aug 2020
11:22 081 is mantling and 33 is quick to the nest protecting his son
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11:24 081 flies off with his fish
33 remains for a moment and flies off after this capture
11:25 ENS
Off for a bit - SYL
11:37 B33 was on the nest eating his fish, 083 arrived just as his dad was swallowing the fish tail
11:39
Good to see you 083
12:55 083 has been on and off the nest calling for fish
13:01 Just come back after having a dip
ENS 13:03
FISH @ 13:33
33 arrives with a smallish, live fish for 083 who has been calling
33 flies off leaving 083 with the fish
083 soon tucks in
13:44 083 still tucking in
13:52 083 flies off
Video: 33 brings fish for 083 @ 13:33 7 Aug 2020
13:53 Maya arrives
083 returns and Maya potters about