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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Thank you Cirrus :)
081 on the nest with a fish [missed delivery]
and tucking in
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15:30 080 calling
15:49 080 eventually flew off
16:20 081 is on the nest now and calling
16:24 33 arrives empty taloned, stayed a few seconds and few off
16:28 081 remains on the nest, waiting
FISH @ 16:31
33 arrives with a small, live fish for 081
snatched by 081
the fish wriggles across the nest and 081 gets hold of it
33 flies off and 081 stands on the fish for a bit
and soon tucks in
Video: 33 delivers fish to 081 @ 16:31 13 Aug 2020
16:49 081 has polished off the fish and cleans his beak
081 has just stood for the last 10 minutes or so and some lovely close ups of him
Video of Blue 081(20) - 17:05 13 Aug 2020
17:26 081 flies off the nest
17:27 FISH
33 arrives with a fish
081 arrives straight behind him
33 is having some fish himself
33 kept eating from the fish ignoring 081's calls
Maya arrived and stole the fish from 33
and then Maya flew off with it
33 flew off and arrived back a few minutes later with another fish
Once more 33 ignored 081 and ate the fish himself
Video: Maya steals 33's fish but he goes off an get himself another
Hi Patily - yes it is - 081 always seems to be calling for fish!