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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FISH @ 18:24 - 081's 3rd fish of the day
Maya arrives with a large fish for 081
quickly taken
Maya flies off leaving 081
who soon tucks in
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Video: Maya delivers fish to 081 @ 18:24 11 Aug 2020
18:37 081 flies off with the fish
and view from the bottom cam
And I must go too. BFN
Morning ALL
Today,080 is 98 days old081 is 96 days old082 is 94 days old &083 is 91 days old~~~~~~~~~~~~Note:082 was last seen on the nest 2 Aug, aged 84 days &
083 was last seen on the nest 9 Aug, aged 88 days
08:18 33 arrives with a fish
he waits on the nest for a bit - no juveniles arrive
08:20 33 flies off with the fish
08:36 33 returns and followed by 081 who takes the fish
33 flies off leaving 081 to eat
Video: 33 returns with fish for 081 @ 08:57 12 Aug 2020
08:54 081 finishes and flies off leaving the fish
ENS
09:04 Maya arrives
she makes for the fish
080 arrives right behind her
080 grabs the fish
09:06 Maya flies off as 080 mantles, protecting his fish
09:07 He flies off with it
must go out BFN
Morning Karen and all
11:03 Juvenile on the nest
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11:18 It's 081. I couldn't see a possible threat
11:22