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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08:25 Maya and 33 both stand on the nest
and looking for their off springs
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Seeing this tells me we really are approaching the end of the season here
33 has flown followed by Maya as a juvenile arrives
can't read the darvic but I think it is 083?
09:11 still waiting and standing on one foot which happens to be his right hiding his darvic!!
09:15 Juvenile mantles
09:15 33 arrives empty taloned
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09:16 Maya arrives too
09:19 33 has flown
Karen W said:
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Lol, always the way Karen!
Welcome back, pleased to hear you had a good mini-break
It was a bit hit and miss with me viewing the cam on Monday and yesterday. On Monday I only saw 2 juveniles together at any one time on the nest, whether or not those were the same pair was hard to tell through lack of clarity on their Darvics. I wonder if ROP are thinking of a YT set-up for next season, not only will it save a lot of activity from being missed but will also show a clearer picture
Not sure if the juvenile's ring is clearer to read here? Pic enhanced
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