Continued from Manton Bay – May 2021. The history of the Manton Bay nest, breeding stats and links to previous threads can be found here.
The season so far:
Mar 19: Blue 33(11) returned @ 12:29 & Maya @ 12:52
Mar 30: Egg #1 laid @ 11:45 / hatched 8 May @ 19:51 [39 days]
Apr 2: Egg #2 seen @ 07:34 / hatched 10 May @ 19:48 [38 days]
Apr 5: Egg #3 laid @ 07:05 / ----------
In a couple of weeks, the two chicks will be ringed with their blue darvics and we will learn of their vitals.
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Karen W said:Thanks Sandra Yes, I still think they are both males only because they are both so laid back and there has been very little aggression here. But I must admit at times I do wonder as they are huge! Can't wait till ringing :-)
Thanks Sandra Yes, I still think they are both males only because they are both so laid back and there has been very little aggression here. But I must admit at times I do wonder as they are huge! Can't wait till ringing :-)
Oh absolutely, they always look so big in the ringer's hands too! I've an inkling they're both male as well. Won't be long now! lol
Afternoon ALL
Patily - that is really interesting about the swifts knowing the sex of their young - I never knew. Thanks for sharing.
Today
Chick #1 is 32 days & Chick #2 is 30 days old
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What a couple of beauties they are turning out to be
And one of the family
From ROP FB page, an hour ago, so it relates to this evening
Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/
Nice to see them getting up on their feet now