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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096waiting on his sister's fish but he keeps dozing off
C ROP
Morning ALL and thanks for the updates.
096 tucking into a fish just now while 095 waits her turn
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Today,
096 is 74 days old
095 is 72 days old
18:30 095 and Maya waiting on 33
Maya then flies off leaving 095 who is yelling her head off!
Later, 096 joins 095 and both calling on 33
19:11 Maya arrives with a fish in talon
taken by 096
close up of 096
19:58 096 finishes and 095 takes the fish to have her share
close up of 095
Birdies LG DU update.
Morning ALL
05:15 33 arrives with a fish for 095
05:39 095 finishes and flies off.
Maya arrives and has a few bits of fish on the nest before flying off with the fish