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.
Webcam/Copyright: © Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust
Morning ALL
05:53 096 [left] arrived and quickly joined by 095
both flew off.
06:43 Maya arrived and joined by 096
Maya flies off leaving 096, who is calling for fish, waiting
© Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust
Today
096 is 71 days old and
095 is 69 days
07:13 one juvenile waiting as 33 arrives with a fish
soon, the other arrives
and then Maya appraoches
33 flies off followed soon by Maya leaving 096 and 095 to share the fish
catch up
08:29 Maya returns with a fish and taken by 096
09:19 096 arrives followed by 33 with a fish for him
09:34 096 finishes and flies off. Maya arrives and collects the fish to have her share
15:23 33 arrives with a fish
095 swiftly appears and takes the fish
095 eats a couple of bits on the nest and first time I have seen either of the juveniles do this !!!
095 flies off with the fish in talon
Today's portraits:
096 at 71 days old
095 at 69 days old
18:05 095 on the nest and calling. She must of dropped her fish?
18:05 33 arrives with a stick lol
18:06 33 arrives and flies off and can see him skim the water
18:08 095 flies off but soon returns - waiting and shouting!!
18:09 33 returns with a fish for her only took him 3 minutes to catch it
33 flies off and 095 tucks in
18:12 and 33 arrives with another fish!!
095 continues to eat hers - where is 096??
33 only waits a minute then flies off with it
Afternoon all
very quick catch up!!
05:31 095 fish calling
33 arrives, much to her disgust with a stick!
05:34 095 flies off - ENS and 07:45, she returns and still fish calling
10:17 Unseen intruder. 33 arrives and mantling. Maya follows along with 095
10:21 33 and Maya have flown leaving 095, who is still calling
10:23 at last :-) 33 brings 095 a fish
33 flies off leaving 095 tucking in
Once finished, 095 then flies off and from then on, ENS