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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06:10 081 still waits on the nest
06:14 33 arrives with a small live fish
081 grabs the fish
33 flies off and the fish wriggles across the nest
081 chases it but the fish escapes going over the side
06:18 33 arrives with another fish and quickly snatched by 081
081 holds on to this one!
33 flies off and 081 tucks in
Another juvenile arrives but waits as 081 continues to eat
Video: 33 brings two early morning fish - 06:14 & 06:18
Juvenile flew off then 081 flew off with the remains of the fish
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06:52 33 arrives with another small fish and taken by I think Maya? who was on the waiting
juvenile arrives
33 flies off, then Maya with the fish
Video: 33 Delivers Fish No. 3 @ 06:52
juvenile has flown
I can't make up my mind whether that was a juvie or 33 on the nest holding onto a smallish portion of fish.Whoever it was they have now flown, taking the fish with them
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Good morning all. B33 (I think) delivered a huge fish to the nest at 9:15 Two juveniles were on the nest waiting at the time.
Once taken, the juvenile mantled over it, perhaps there was an intruder around.
9:25 Finally tucking in
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9:36 Three juveniles on the nest. One just flew off
9:41 080 shouting. It could be 083 with the fish but really not 100% sure
10:03 081 returns
10:08 intruder? 080 screeching and mantling
10:12 081 poised to steal as soon as 083 finishes. 080 waits patiently at the back
10:16 again, something drawing their attention
Maya now joins her boys and begins to eat some of the loose fish!