Continued from Manton Bay – June 2021.
The history of the Manton Bay nest, breeding stats and links to previous threads can be found here.
The season so far: On 19 March, Blue 33(11) returned at 12:29 and Maya at 12:52. Three eggs were laid, #1 on 30 March at 11:45, #2 seen on 2 April at 07:34 and #3 on 5 April at 07:05. Sadly only two eggs hatched, the first chick on 8 May at 19:51 and the second on 10 May at 19:48, one egg being unviable. The chicks were ringed on 19 June. Chick #1, a male, was fitted with the blue darvic 096 and Chick #2, a female, was fitted with blue 095.
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And the snooze after all that excitement
Birdies LG DU update.
Srolling back, I cannot see any early morning fish delivery from 33 so chicks still awaiting breakfish
05:31 as reported by Mike, 096 took off
and off
leaving 095 alone.
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I wonder if she will fledge today?
catch up:
08:27 Maya on the nest with 095 watching someone doing a fly by
08:28 Maya flies off leaving 095 watching who could very well be 096 doing another flyby
and again
08:29 096 returns - it must have been him enjoying his new found freedom :-D
joins his sibling
09:01 Maya arrives
09:03 096 is off again :-)
few minutes later Maya flies off
09:53 [current] 095 watches around her
10:22 095 mantles slightly as 096 approaches the nest
and lands