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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Juvenile on the nest just now - can't see darvic but think it is 081
yes, it's 081
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Off for the night now - BFN
Many thanks Karen, it did get a bit hectic on the nest at one point!
20:02 One on the nest shouting!
20:06 Ahh, that's why (I missed the delivery)
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Thanks Sandra - was just closing down and saw the delivery!
Here is the delivery for you :-)
20:06 33 with the huge fish taken by 081
Video: 33 delivers huge fish @ 20:06 & taken by 081
Off now - terrible thunder & lightning last night which kept me up so I am having an early night. BFN
20:24 Maya and then 080 came to the nest once 081 had finished eating. Maya initially had the fish but 080 managed to take it
L-R 081, Maya, 080
Maya flew from the nest followed shortly after by 081
20:36 080 continuing to eat his supper
080 shouting for more fish
C ROP
Morning ALL and thanks for the updates
Today,080 is 99 days old081 is 97 days old082 is 95 days old &083 is 92 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
Maya and 080 on the nest waiting and yelling
FISH @ 08:23 (cam is freezing)
swiftly taken by Maya
33 flies off
then Maya flies off with the fish leaving 080 on the nest
and 080 continues to yell
Video: 33 delivers fish @ 08:23 13 Aug 2020
08:33 080 is mantling
08:34 081 arrives and both 080 and 081 wing flapping
08:35 both fly off
ENS
Video: 080 & 081 Wing Flapping & Mantling @ 08:34 13 Aug
Off out now - BBL