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MANTON BAY – JULY 2021

Karen
01/07/2021 00:01

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

  • 30/07/2021 12:38

    She has perched by 096 think she has fish waiting to see if she eats! 

  • 30/07/2021 12:43
    Maya has the fish and is eating alongside 096! Thank goodness! Lovely to see will try and do a pic for you to see.
  • 30/07/2021 12:46
    Maya now on her perch with the very well travelled fish!! She can enjoy now!
  • 30/07/2021 12:48

    Maya now on her perch with the very well travelled fish!! She can enjoy now!

  • 30/07/2021 13:20 in reply to Karen
    Thank you Karen. So your pasting rather than posting!! :-) it'll be worth it when it's done and look lovely.
    Yes was concerned seeing the position on site yesterday it looked very worrying! Perhaps it will get better but it is easy to see how a nest can soon become unsettled even if the parents are really top class birds!
    33 has come down from the tree and is sitting with Maya on her perch perhaps hoping for some leftovers! Awwww so nice to see a bit of calm restored.
  • 30/07/2021 14:16 in reply to LAM
    Interesting that Maya flew to the nest with the fish but did not relinquish the fish to 095 but held onto it then flew off with it back to her perch and continued to eat it! Teaching 095 a lesson perhaps? 095 lifted off the nest shortly afterwards quite awkwardly and for a minute looked very uneasy on her wings! She gained composure and to the fallen tree. From observation she is not yet confident in the air and only seems to land on the nest or dead tree! 096 seems more capable and he lands on a perch and in the tree perhaps sat with dad nearby for security.
    Gosh it's still torrential we had to move to back of the hide!
  • 30/07/2021 14:23
    I wonder Karen if 096 fish he was eating on the perch was the one he took from the nest this morning and he managed to fly with it and land so it wasn't passed to him by Maya or 33? It will be interesting to see where Maya takes this fish if she has some left! The nest or to 096 on the perch who is also fish calling! I suspect it'll be the nest in keeping with the instinct she's born with.
  • 30/07/2021 15:19 in reply to LAM
    Maya to the nest 095 gets the fish, Maya washes her feet, 096 fish calling still, 095 to fallen tree not sure if she managed to keep the fish!
  • 30/07/2021 15:36
    Yes 095 has the fish and is eating.
    096 continues to call for a fish.
    Maya on campost drying off.
    33 up in tree hopefully thinking about going and getting himself and son some tea!