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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13:57 Fish!!
33 appears to have been followed as he holds on to the fish mantling and Maya also looking up
soon passes and Maya takes the fish - it is a whopper
chicks get up and Maya starts to feed
© Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust
Today's portrait - Chick #1 @ 34 days & Chick #2 @ 32 days old
Feed underway just now
Maya sharing the fish equally between them
Maya really spoils them :-)
Morning ALL
Today, Chick #1 is 35 days & Chick #2 is 33 days
Five weeks old - just where has the time gone!
Wont be long now until they are ringed and fingers crossed - the lens cleaned :-)
Chick #1 is much more steadier on its feet and earlier was flapping and stretching its wings
10:29 Fish!!
Feed underway
and more wing flaps