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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16:12 080 still waiting and shouting
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16:15 Maya returns with the fish and 080 dives at her and snatches the fish
Maya flies off and 080 protects his fish
080 then flies off with the fish. ENS
33 has fed his family well today with earlier fish and they have all eaten again from that fish.
FISH @ 17:41
33 arrives with another fish waiting on someone to come and take it
081 arrives but 33 stands on the fish - probably doesn't want it to get away
17:42 081 takes the fish and 33 flies off
17:43 081 flies off with the fish
Video: 33 delivers fish @ 17:41 & taken by 081 on 17 Aug 2020
Karen, thank you so much for your continuous reporting! I can't be much help at the moment due to family visiting, but do really appreciate the updates. Super!
Morning ALL Thanks Sandra, you're welcome. And enjoy meeting up with your family. Precious times these days :-)
07:51 Maya was standing on the nest with a fish and one of the youngsters swooped in and grabbed the fish. He mantled over the fish for a few seconds then flew off with it. Maya followed.
Video: Juvenile takes off with fish taken from Maya 07:51 18 Aug 2020
081 is still here!
10:17 arrives on the nest
Only stays a minute then flies off (I think up to the cam post)