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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Such a pretty black-headed gull pecking about on the nest at 18:55
I didn't know this...'The black-headed gull is our commonest small gull. During summer, it actually has a chocolate-brown head, rather than a jet-black one, which turns white for the rest of the year.'
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Morning ALL
Checking back, 33 delivered a large fish @ 08:18
33 flew off leaving the fish with 096 and 095
08;42 Once 095 and 096 have flown, 33 returned and collected the fish
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Today's portraits
096 is 66 days old
095 is 64 days old
and here is one of dad, 33(11) - 10 years old :-)
11:07 095 arrives and fish calling
11:08 33 returns with the fish which 095 takes
096 arrives and is warned by 095 - the fish is hers!!
33 flies off and 095 tucks in
11:17 096 flies off leaving 095 enjoying her fish
11:53 095 finishes and flies off. Maya arrives, collects the fish and flies off
18:46 33 delivers 095 & 096's fish dinner
33 flies off and 095 tucks in first
19:30 change over - 096 now tucking in while 095 cleans her beak