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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07:41 33 arrives with a clump of hay
the perfect couple :-)
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08:12 33 arrives with more hay and see to the nest
and immediately joined by 083
Father and son
08:13 33 flies off
083
08:15 33 returns with a large stick. He is clearly getting his nest in order
083 not too happy as he expected a fish!
33 flies off and 083 remains, waiting .....
and calling
08:20 33 returns with another stick!
33 ignores 083's calling, places his stick and then a nest scrape!
33 is off again!
083 stays a while
08:31 083 flies off
Video: Short Video of 083 on the nest @ 08:31 and leaving
33 has returned and guards his nest
No sign of 081 as yet unless he was around before 06:00 when I first looked in.
Must go now - BFN
11:10 083 arrives and fish calling
After about 5 minutes or so - 083 flies off
Latest news:
Rutland confirm 080 and 082 haven't been seen at the nest site for a couple of days.
Click here to access the FB post & video of Maya bringing in a large trout