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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07:32 081 arrives
mantling
Maya arrives with a fish piece in talon
07:36 081 makes no attempt to take it and soon flies off
Maya remains on the nest looking around
07:38 Juvenile (can't +ID - 081??) arrives and takes the fish
He then flies off with the fish
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07:49 Maya flies off
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Morning Patily
08:03 Maya returned and just stood on the nest looking around
08:26 Maya flies off and 080 arrives
08:28 Maya returns
08:28 - 08:50 Maya and 080 remain on the nest - it is windy
08:51 Maya flies off leaving 080 alone on the nest
09:04 080 still on the nest and calling
09:14 080 still on the nest
Off out for a bit - SYL
catch - up [I left the record button on when I went out]
080 remained on the nest shouting
approx 09:20 080 flew off and a minute later, 081 appeared
081 only stayed a few minutes and then flew off
09:38 080 returns to the nest and continues calling
10:53 080 flies off and 081 arrives
Been watching on/off this afternoon and 081 has been on the nest a bit calling. There have been no fish deliveries from 33 but it is still windy.
17:11 Maya arrives but doesn't stay
17:11 Maya flies off as 080 arrives
17:12 080 doesn't stay either but takes off and 081 arrives
17:12 081 stays because 33 now arrives with a large fish
17:12 33 flies off and 081 tucks in
Just seen 080, 081, Maya, 33 and a fish within the last two minutes :-)
17:44 081 cleans his beak
17:45 081 flies off leaving the fish
17:46 Maya arrives and grabs the fish
17:46 080 arrives as Maya is tucking in
17:47 After a tug, 080 steals the fish
17:48 Maya then steals the fish back
17:49 080 now has the fish and Maya leaves him with it
17:51 080 tucks in while Maya finds and eats some loose bits from the nest
Maya tidies up while waiting on 080 finishing and then!
18:05 080 takes off with the fish!!
Maya soon follows.
18:07 081 arrives and is shouting on the nest
Hopefully 080 brings the fish back or 33 brings in another
Off for the night now - BFN