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 Cirrus, glad you enjoy them :)
09:47 081 comes down from the cam post. He stays a few minutes then flies off
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09:54 080 arrives on the nest - they are both still here!
and starts calling
FISH @ 10:00
33 arrives with a fish for 080
33 flies off and 080 stands on the fish
10:01 080 flies off with his fish
Video: 33 brings 080 a fish @ 10:00 17 Aug 2020
081 has returned and calling
Thanks Karen - I don't know how you manage to get such good captures from the webcam, lets hope that the new appeal brings a new super duper webcam
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FISH @ 12:17 33 arrives with a fish for 081
081 grabs hold of it - lets hope he keeps hold of this one
33 flies off leaving 081
12:19 081 flies off with the fish
Thanks Mary and yes, hopefully they will raise the necessary funds and get something more stable in place:-) After all, "Super Osprey Blue 33(11)" deserves the best and Maya and all their offsprings too of course :-)
FISH @ 15:30
33 delivers a fish [missed delivery] which 081 has taken. 080 (left) on the nest too
33 flies off
followed by 080 leaving 081 with the fish
and soon tucking in
15:53 081 finishes and cleans his beak
15:54 081 flies off then Maya arrives and grabs the fish
15:54 080 arrives but Maya holds on to the fish
15:54 Maya then flies off with it leaving 080 on the nest!!
15:55 080 is shouting!!!