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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Thanks Sandra - I've been looking in too and always ENS since 081 flew off about 11:28
He was just standing quite close to the cam and rather than post hundreds of captures lol, I just recorded him as its something nice to have:-)
Video: 081 on the nest from 11:16 to 11:26
17:02 080 arrives on the nest
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Video: 080 on the nest @ 17:02 12 Aug 2020
Approx 17:08, 080 flies off
ENS
17:20 081 joined by Maya and looks at her feet for fish - none
17:24 Maya flies off and something bothers 081 - he becomes quite defensive
17:29 33 arrives with a small fish
quickly taken by 081
33 flies off and 081 protects his fish
081 tucks in
Video: Maya joins 081 & Leaves as 33 Delivers Fish to 081 @ 17:29 12 Aug 2020
FISH @ 17:52
33 arrives with a large fish taken quickly by 081
33 flies off and 081 tucks in
Video: 33 brings fish to 081 @ 17:52 12 Aug 2020
18:29 081 finishes and flies off leaving the fish.
Maya arrives and grabs the fish then flies off with it
18:30 33 arrives with another fish in talon and I think it is 081 who has returned.
33 does not stay nor gives 081 the fish. 33 flies off with the fish after this capture
Video: 33 brings and flies off with fish @ 18:30 12 Aug 2020
18:35 33 returns with the fish and taken by 081
33 flies off
081 just stands with the fish - he can't possibly be hungry as he has already had fish!
Video: 33 returns with the fish & taken by 081 @ 18:35 12 Aug 2020
18:39 I can hardly keep up here!!
33 arrives with another fish in talon
33 eats some on the nest as 081 stands with his
18:40 33 flies off with the fish leaving 081 still standing on his
18:50 Maya arrives as 081 pecks at the fish
Maya flies off as I type
8:56 33 returns, still has his fish and eats on the nest
081 flies off
18:58 33 flies off