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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17:19 080 appears on the nest and calling
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Rutland confirm 083 last seen 9 August
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I think it is 080 who is now demanding fish...now!!
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And still 080 waits and calls
Video: Blue 080(20) 14 Aug 2020
19:54 080 on the nest screeching and mantling
080 has flown as I post
Morning ALL
Today,080 is 101 days old081 is 99 days old082 is 97 days old &083 is 94 days old
~~~~~~~~~~~~Note:082 was last seen on the nest 2 Aug, aged 84 days &083 was last seen on the nest 9 Aug, aged 88 days
08:41 081, who is wet, lands on the nest
only stays a moment and flies off
08:42 081 returns and flies off again after this capture
08:45 Maya arrives followed closely by 080
08:56 Maya flies off leaving 080 screeching and mantling
09:21 080 has remained on the nest preening
and shouting :)
FISH @ 10:07
33 arrives with a huge fish!
33 flies off
080 tucks in
10:09 080 flies off with the fish
and across the bay - Hope he holds on to it!!
Video: 33 Delivers fish to 080 @ 10:07 15 Aug 2020