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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33 on the nest just now
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Only stays a moment then flies off.
14:42 081 arrives and is calling
081 has been on the nest a while calling for fish
and his reward !!
FISH @ 15:24
33 brings 081 a fish
081 grabs 33's foot instead of the fish!
33 drops the fish
081 now gets hold of the fish
33 flies off followed a minute later by 081 - ENS
Video: 33 brings fish for 081 @ 15:24
17:22 081 returned and yelling
17:57 081 is still waiting and yelling
and a close up of him on the bottom cam
Few minutes ago Maya arrived
She stayed a few minutes then flew off
ENS
19:15 081 returns, calling
FISH @ 19:19
33 arrives with a fish for 081
33 flies off and 081 tucks in
19:32 Maya arrives with a fish for juvenile on nest who grabs the fish.
This could now be one of the other two but I did not see 081 who was on the nest and got a fish only 15 minutes ago from 33 leave ??
Maya flies off and she drops something ??
Juvenile starts to eat the fish from Maya
19:36 He then flies off with the fish
Video: Maya brings fish @ 19:32
20:04 081 returns
and calling