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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18:28 33 returns with some fish for 081
quickly taken by 081
33 flies off
081 tucks in
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18:45 081 had finished his fish and then was calling again!
18:46 081 flies off
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080 was mantling and shouting when I first looked in and then a substantial fish was revealed which 080 proceeded to "dance"around the nest with still shouting. Then he settled down to eat but after only a couple of bites he started looking all around and shouting again No idea who or what was disturbing him In the end he flew off with the fish Hope he has found a peaceful place to eat
C L&ROP
Morning Patily & ALL and thanks for the updates Today, 080 is 100 days old 081 is 98 days old 082 is 96 days old & 083 is 93 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
081 on the nest just now and shouting
07:44 he flew off
07:52 081 returns. I think he has been for a dip and is occasionally calling
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FISH @ 08:12
33 arrived with a large fish.
081 quickly took the fish and 33 flew off [missed capturing 33 as he took off so quickly].
Fish is still living but 081 has a good hold of it
08:41 Maya arrives as 081 is just about finishing
08:42 081 finishes and cleans his beak as Maya picks up some loose bits
08:43 081 flies off. Maya continues to clean up
08:44 Maya grabs the fish
and flies off with it
Off out now BFN
Juvie on the nest mantling, presumably at an intruder I know I must be wrong but the ring looks like 083????????
Judging by the wobble somebody also landed on the cam post
LOL Patily, I have just come to say RW has posted to say 083 has left!
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