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.
Webcam/Copyright: © Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust
Maya starts to feed one chick
only takes a few bits and settles down along side its sibling leaving Maya to eat
But Maya turns round now and again offering fish
chick soon up on its feet having more
close up
© Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust
09:59 33 arrives and another top up for the chicks
10:24 scene just now
15:07 33 arrives with fish piece
taken by Maya
33 flies off and chicks lie down?
soon back up and Maya dishes out some fish
Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/
http://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/things-to-do/wildlife-webcams/loch-of-lowes/
RSPB Giving Nature a Home
Not quite sure what thechicks are doing I think the one at the front is just nibbling atbedding but byitsmovements Isuspectthe one at the back is trying to feed itself
C ROP
Morning Patily & ALL
Today:
Chick #1 is 41 days &
Chick #2 is 39 days old
And just as forecasted, what horrible weather today