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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10:28 080 still calling
And his reward
10:30 33 arrives with a fish for him
33 flies off and 080 tucks in
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Video: 33 delivers fish to 080 10:30 11 Aug 2020
10:44 080 mantled then flew off with his fish
10:46 081 appears followed by 33 with a fish in talon. 33 holds on to the fish and eats on the nest
10:46 Maya arrives and 33 protects his fish as she tries to take it
10:47 33 flies off with the fish
10:50 Maya flies off leaving 081 on the nest
10:52 081 flies off
Video: 080, 33, 081 & Maya on the nest @ 10:44
11:00 33 returns wing flapping and mantling
treat passes and 33, while keeping watch, eats from the fish he has held on to
11:17 33 flies off
So far I have seen 33, Maya, 080 and 081. I did not see 083 yesterday (as in +ID him) and I have not seen him this morning. I wonder if he is following 080's example and off on some exploratory flight or if he has headed south. Time will tell.
14:20 FISH for 081
33 delivers a fish to 081
33 flies off and 081 tucks in
Video: 33 delivers fish to 081 @ 14:20 11Aug 2020
14:28 081 flies off with his fish
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14:28 FISH for 080
33 arrives back on the nest
14:29 080 arrives. 33 has brought in another fish - one for 080!
33 flies off and 080 gets hold of his fish
Minute later, 080 flies off with his fish
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17:45 081 on the nest and calling
18:03 After this capture, 081 gives up yelling and flies off
18:10 081 returns - he has been for a dip
and still yelling !
081 still yelling as he watches one of his parents fly by the nest!