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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LAM - thanks very much Fantastic you are willing to share and report here any news as it is always great to get news first hand and LOL I don't feel (or probably look) so pea green :-D Also appreciate you asking at the centre and informing about the glider! I'll stay close by now that I know 33 has a fish but sort of suspected as 081 is yelling his head off.
18:48 FISH
33 arrives with a large headless fish which Maya and 081 both make a grab for
There was a right scuffle!! 081 warned off Maya and pecked her!
33 flew off, followed by Maya. The fish lies on the nest
081 after a couple of minutes takes the fish and tucks in
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Video: 33 brings headless fish @ 18:48 & 081 Pecks Maya
19:20 081 finishes and cleans his beak
19:21 081 decides to have some more
19:22 081 leaves the fish and flies off
19:22 Maya arrives for the fish
083 suddenly appears and grabs the fish - Maya jumps back!
083 mantles, protecting the fish
19:23 083 flies off with the fish
Video: 083 collects fish from the nest 19:22
19:23 Maya collects some fish bits from the nest and eats
19:23 080 arrives
19:28 080 remains on the nest with Maya and still calling
19:29 Maya has flown - 080 continues to call
19:35 080 flies off
ENS and I must sign off now. BFN
Catch up from last night
When I signed off last night 080 was still on the nest and calling. 081 at some point joined 080 and at
20:29 33 arrived with a live fish which wriggled across the nest and was grabbed by 081
081 ate the lot, including the tail - 080 got nothing :-(
Video: 33 Brings Fish @ 20:29 7 Aug
05:34 Sunrise according to the met office and one of the juveniles has arrived
and calling