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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Good Morning KAREN
There is now just a lone figure protesting about the unfairness of it all
C ROP
Morning Patily :-)
06:48 FISH - I think this could be Maya returning with a fish/piece?
juvenile takes the fish
adult cleans its beak as juvenile tucks in
adult flies off leaving the juvenile with its fish
07:04 Juvenile finishes, cleans his beak and flies off leaving the fish on the nest. ENS
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Video of Adult bringing fish for waiting juvenile @ 06:48
Somebody wanting feeding .......and suddenly noticed something up on the campost
Two juveniles on the nest - 081 tucking into a large fish as 082 looks on
13:09 082 takes the fish from 081
082 holds the fish as 081 cleans his beak
13:12 081 flies off and 083 arrives and waits on the edge of the nest as 082 has his share
13:29 083 steals a loose bit of the fish
082 looks up - he is preparing to take off with the fish
and a few minutes later he does.
083 left on the nest
083 then flies off. - Still to see 080!
Off out for a bit. SYL
080 on the nest just now
So, they are all still here :-)
Kind regards, Ann
080 is still on the nest and shouting
080 wing flaps as 33 arrives empty taloned