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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Birdies LG DU update.
096 alone and tucking into a subxtantial fish
C ROP
Maya and ?
Maya has flown
Morning ALL and thanks for all the updates.
Checking back:
05:09 Maya arrived
soon followed by one of the juvies
33 approaches with a partial fish
taken by the youngster - 095? who gets tucked in
33 flies off followed by Maya leaving 095 with the fish
05:42 Maya arrives as 095 finishes, collects the fish and flies off
095 then takes off - ENS
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33 has been on the nest for while just pottering and looking about
08:39 Unseen intruder around and 33 mantles, protecting the nest
33 then flies off and 08:49 returns with a large stick!
and gets to work placing it
and a scrape
Could it be that 33 is already thinking about 2022!!
09:03 and another large stick
and he is off again as must I - BFN
Latest from Rutland - interesting 096 not about this morning!!
17:38 096 is about and on the the nest tucking into a fish 33 delivered about 5 minutes ago