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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12:30 33 with 083 behind him yelling
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Poor 083, his yelling seems to be falling on deaf ears :-(
Hopefully 33 will go and get him a fish soon or perhaps Maya will bring him one
083 had flown off a few minutes ago leaving 33.
12:51 Checking the nest just now, 33 has flown and 083 has returned
12:53 and now 083 has a lie down
I have periodically looked in on the nest this morning and still no signs of 081
12:54 083 rises in anticipation as 33 returns - but he is empty taloned.
12:57 33 flies off leaving 083
13:06 083 flew off
14:35 081 has appeared on the nest!
and yells
14:36 Maya arrives
14:37 083 arrives
14:37 Maya, only stays a moment and flies off leaving 083 and 081
Some close ups of 083
083 flew off followed a few minutes later by 081.
15:11 Maya has returned along with 083 and 083 calling
15:15 Maya flies off
15:44 083 still waiting and yelling
15:45 081 joins him
C ROP
Both had flown.
083 returns and has a lie down
18:27 Maya joins 081 and calling