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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Although we have not seen 080, Rutland advise he has been seen today
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18:30 081 on the nest
and calling
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FISH @ 18:33
33 approaching the nest
18:34 33 is standing on the fish and then has a few bits
18:36 33 flies off with the fish
18:36 and some verbal from 081!!
18:38 33 returns with the fish
and eats on the nest as 081 waits
18:43 Appears 33 has scoffed the lot!!
33 cleans his beak and 080 yells!
33 flies off leaving 081
Good to know you are both back safely and delighted to read you will keep posting :-) It has been an eventful two days, especially yesterday but all so worth it.
I wonder who will be here tomorrow?
But I must sign off now and to end the day, a beautiful evening as we are approaching sunset [20:10 according to the met office]
BFN
081 is still with us
He has just landed on the nest - appear to have something in his talon?
eating - suspect a fish piece?