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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20:13 FISH 33 arrives with a large headless fish which 081 takes
33 flies off and 081 tucks in
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Video: 33 brings fish @ 20:13
20:27 081 finishes and cleans his beak as Maya arrives
20:27 080 zooms in and grabs the fish and Maya takes off
080 tucks in
20:33 080 flies off with the fish
ENS
I must sign off now BFN
21:41 Maya and a juvenile came to the nest (Juvenile from the cam perch with the way the cam moved)
Maya flew off and the juvenile pecked around the nest. It's 081
He flew off at 20:46
Morning ALL - thanks for the updates
Today,080 is 97 days old081 is 95 days old082 is 93 days old &083 is 90 days old~~~~~~~~~~~~Note:082 was last seen on the nest 2 Aug, aged 84 days
33 on the nest just now
as I type, he has flown
08:52 FISH
33 brings a fish to 081 who has been calling since 08:46
081 grabs the fish and 33 flies off
081 then flies off with the fish
Video: 33 delivers fish to 081 @ 08:52
10;04 Another juvenile on the nest calling
It's 080