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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16:11 33 returns with the fish
16:12 33 stands off the fish and cleans his beak. 081 waits
16:13 080 swoops in and grabs the fish as 33 flies off
16:16 080 has had a couple of bits on the nest as 081 stands back.
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Video: 33 returns with fish taken by 080 as 081 waits his turn [first 10 mins]
Just hope 080 doesn't attempt to fly off with it and eats on the nest that some is left for 081 and Maya
16:36 080 is still eating on the nest while 081 waits
080 has been eating for an hour now!
081 continues to wait
17:23 080 has finished but has he has let the fish go over the edge??
081 looks for it!
17:24 080 flies off
17:25 No, 081 pulls it from the side
081 gets hold of it
and starts tucking in