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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08:40 081 and no fish but I just caught a glimpse of Maya flying off with the fish
08:41 Maya returns with the fish
081 made no attempt to take it so I assume he had had his fill before Maya flew off with it
08:42 081 flies off leaving Maya with the fish
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Maya stood for a minute or so and then flies off with the fish
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09:12 Checked the nest to see Maya back on the nest and eating the fish
09:13 Juvenile swoops in and grabs the fish - I am pretty sure this is 080!
Maya takes off and 080? follows with the fish
Video: Juvenile 080? grabs fish from Maya 09:13 20 Aug 2020
12:43 080 arrives on the nest - he is still here
14:58 081 on the nest
and calling
15:52 081 is tucking into a large fish just now [missed delivery]
16:13 081 finishes and cleans his beak
081 then flies off leaving the fish on the nest
16:14 Maya arrives and grabs the fish
Maya then flies off with the fish just as 080 arrives
080 shouts on the nest
16:15 Maya, bless her, returns with the fish and is quickly taken by 080
Maya flies off and 080 guards his fish
16:16 080 flies off with the fish
No one around just now and the water is looking a little choppy
Very strong southerly winds are forecast for today
Morning Cirrus - you're welcome :-)