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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08:04 095 finishes and cleans her beak
she then flies off and a little gull appears
08:05 Maya arrives and collects the fish
095 returns
Maya flies off with the fish
08:08 095 flies off - ENS
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08:11 little gull is back and picking up bits of fish
08:12 096 arrives
picks up and eats fallen bits of fish
08:17 096 is fish calling
and flies off, then back and off again
08:18 095 returns
095 stays for a bit guarding her nest
then flies off - ENS
must go now BFN
9:05 A headless fish from Maya to 096!!!!
Close up
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9:32 Still eating his fish
After almost an hour of undisturbed feeding, someone landed on the cam post
Whoever was on there flew off and when 096 knew the coast was clear, continued to tuck in
10:31 096 mantled and 095 flew to the nest and 'went for' 096. He flew off dropping the remainder of the fish on the nest
10:38
095 dozing while guarding the fish