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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The last Twitter update I can find regarding 096 was posted on the 19th, stating that he'd just come back to the nest after 'an exploratory flight to somewhere unknown'
Let's hope Rutland will post another update soon.
Morning Patily & ALL
Catchup:
05:35 33 arrives with a fish for 095 who had just landed on the nest and waiting
095 quickly takes it
33 flies off leaving her to her breakfish
05:56 095, once finished, cleans her beak
then flies off leaving the fish
05:59 Maya arrives and collects the fish and flies off with it
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15:55 33 arrives with a fish.
095, who has been waiting and calling for a while, takes it
and soon tucking in
16:04 095 takes off with the fish!!
Maya arrives!!
and takes off
just hope 095 can keep hold of that fish!!
16:59 095 has returned and calling!!
Suspect she may have lost her fish
Will 33 take pity on her and bring another????
And he does :-D
17:26 33 arrives with a partial fish for 095
33 flies off leaving 095 to tuck in