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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10:43 FISH
33 arrives with a large fish - 083 (left) and 081 make a dive for it
081 takes the fish
10:44 33 flies off while 083 stands by as 081 tucks in
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Video: 33 brings fish @ 10:43
11:04 081 finishes and flies off leaving the fish
11:04 083 collects the fish
11:05 Maya arrives
11:06 After a few shouts, 083 tucks in
11:27 083 finishes, cleans his beak
and then flies off leaving the fish
11:37 Maya arrives and grabs the fish
11:38 33 arrives mantling
both now wing flapping and mantling
11:39 Maya flies off with the fish - 33 remains guarding the nest
Still to see 080.
Off out for a bit - hopefully back later. BFN
FISH @ 16:18
081 waiting
16:18 33 arrives
33 flies off and 081 tucks in
Video: 33 delivers fish to 081 @ 16:22 9 Aug 2020
16:35 Checked the nest to see 081 had taken off with the fish
16:38 081 returns with fish in talon
only stays a moment and takes off again
ENS
16:45 083 arrives
picking up odd bits of fish from the nest
FISH @ 17:12
33 arrives with a fish and quickly taken by 083
33 flies off followed by 083
17:44 Maya arrives
and joined a minute later by one of the boys (081 or 083?)
Both only stay a few minutes and fly off