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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Today,
096 is 48 days old
& 095 is 46 days old
© Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust
Looking back, 33 delivered a headless fish @ 06:23
Maya soon arrived and took the fish
and breakfish got underway
Following breakfish some exerising and 096 is now lifting off the nest !!
and up
15:20 fish!
Maya arrives and takes it from 33
096 tries to steal it from Maya
Maya holds on to the fish and starts to dish it out as 33 flies off
Karen W said:
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To compliment your post from yesterday, Karen, Rutland have produced a YT video showing 096's helicoptering at 10:35 this morning
096 Helicopters
Miserable day, hopefully it will clear up soon