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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Morning ALL
Today #1 is 24 days & #2 is 22 days old
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Checking back:
05:26 33 arrived with a part eaten fish
06:05 Maya appears to be in no hurry to feed the chicks who are still asleep
06:18 Maya grabs the fish and starts feeding the chcks
Morning Patily - yes, they seem very content this morning.
Scene just now
Busy morning! Must go - BFN
09:07 Maya gives #2 a top up
and #1 has a little flap
family relaxing together
14:49 33 lands with a huge, live fish
Maya follows him to the nest and gets hold of it
chicks waiting :-)
Maya continues to drag it round towards the back of the nest
and then feeds the chicks
Today #1 is 25 days & #2 is 23 days old