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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16:42 33 arrives with a fish but takes it away again - what a shame for 081
081 steps back awaiting 33 arriving
33 lands with partial fish
081 moves to take as 33 is pecking at it
33 keeps hold of the fish
33 and 081 both have hold - 33 takes off dragging 081 as he pulls on it
33 takes off with the fish leaving 081 shouting
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Video: 081 waits on 33 who arrives with a fish but takes it away - 16:42 18 Aug 2020 [fish delivery is approx 6 mins into video]
16:55 33 returns with some fish for 081
33 flies off leaving 081 with the fish piece
17:01 081 flies off with the fish piece
Video: 33 returns with fish piece for 081 @ 16:55 18 Aug 2020
081 has returned and continues to call
Video: Blue 081(20) from 17:42 - 17:49
17:56 Dark skies
but a persistent 081 keeps calling
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FISH @ 18:06 33 arrives with a smallish fish for 081
081 stands on the fish - has learned now not to let it wriggle away!
FISH @ 18:09 - 33 arrives with another fish!!
33 flies off leaving 081 with his fish also the live fish on the nest!
the fish wriggles and 081 gets hold of it
081 tucks in - he has two fish now to feast upon
Video: 33 brings two fish for 081 @ 18:06 & 18:09 18 Aug 2020
18:19 081 is just finishing off the first fish
first fish gone - now for the second one :-)
18:21 081 gets hold of it and tucks into the second fish
18:30 081 finishes the second fish
18:44 081 finds a fish tail, swallows it then cleans up bits around the nest