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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Interesting, Alan. It was a quiet day on the nest as much as I could check yesterday
8:36 B33, Maya and a juvenile were on the nest
8:38 B33 had left, juvenile about to take off
Maya alone
8:48 A lovely gull landed and took advantage of an empty nesy
8:56 One on the nest, I can't tell who it is. There's also a new stick
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10:35 A quick check of the cam to find 083 with a fish
Richard B
This was at 16:05 - possibly 081
And at 18:15, same juvenile?
18:22 ENS
18:37 I can't read the ring number. It flew off after this capture
Cam keeps freezing
18:56 Maya with 081 and 083 (right)
Maya left the nest at 18:58