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.
Webcam\Copyright: © Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust
081 still sitting patiently waiting on a fish
© Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust
Karen W said:Thanks Sandra - a senior moment me getting mixed up with am/pm and 24 hour clock format which I always do use when posting. Post amended now :)
Thanks Sandra - a senior moment me getting mixed up with am/pm and 24 hour clock format which I always do use when posting. Post amended now :)
No problem, Karen, I knew I was just about to sign off that evening when they were, very luckily, all on the nest :)
19:19 081 has returned
Morning Patily & ALL Today 080 is 92 days old 081 is 90 days old 082 is 88 days old & 083 is 85 days old
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
082 [84 days old] was last seen 02 Aug*
Possibility set off on migration ???
*date to be confirmed
From earlier:
05:47 083 arriving at the nest earlier this morning and who Patily saw
and view from top cam
07:33 33 on the nest
spends a few minutes on the nest
07:36 Wing flaps and then flies off
07:39 Maya arrives with a little clump of nest material
and does some tidying up