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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I have not been watching 24/7 but I have not seen 096 since Wednesday !!
This is the last capture I have of both juveniles on the nest - 19:54 on 21 July
and 096 [captured at 19:11 before 095 took the fish from him as above]
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I hope he is safe and we see him at the nest soon
095, who is 75 days old today, is still screaming for fish!!
and 096 who has still not appeared as yet, is 77 days old
18:39 095 is still waiting for her fish dinner!
18:59 095 screaming and getting ready - 33 must have a fish!!
Maya arrives and 095 pecks at her !
and patience rewarded - 33 arrives with a huge fish
landing between 095 and Maya
095 grabs it
19:00 095 nearly loses it over the edge
but manages to pull it up on to the nest
and enjoys her fish dinner :-)
19:46 Poor Maya, who arrived a minute or so ago, gets warned off by her feisty daughter!!
20:09 095 finishes eating and cleans her beak
095 then flies off.
33 arrives, collects the fish
and flies off with it
It's good to see a youngster being so feisty, Karen, it'll hold her in good stead once she's safely migrated - hard for us to watch when it happens though! lol
Fingers crossed 096 is safe wherever he is