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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For our records, today, 080 is 91 days old 081 is 89 days old 082 is 87 days old & 083 is 84 days old
080, it appears has not been seen since Sunday, Aug 2 - has he set off south? 082, where is he? Unsure when he was last seen (need to check back/captures) so has he set off too? Interesting!!
So who will be around today?
Approaching sunrise
05:22
05:26
05:29 Sunrise according the to met office
05:33
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05:35 First juvenile arrives!
05:37 and flies off
05:44 Juvenile has returned and shouting for breakfish
05:53 Maya (front) with one juvenile on the nest waiting
06:03 still waiting and calling
06:03 and view from bottom cam
mantling as 33 arrives and is empty taloned!!
33 flies off
Maya on the nest and calling
08:22 Maya now joined by 33