Continued from Manton Bay – July 2021.
The history of the Manton Bay nest, breeding stats and links to previous threads can be found here.
2021 Season Summary: 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 on 8 May at 19:51 and the second on 10 May at 19:48, one 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 . At 54 days old, Blue 096 fledged at 12:12 on 1 July and Blue 095, aged 53 days old, at 11:12 on 2 July. On 22 August at 09:10, Blue 095 aged 104 days old, set off on migration and 3 minutes later, 09:13, Blue 096 aged 106 days old left. Maya and Blue 33(11) remained and finally set off - Maya on 30 August and Blue 33(11) the next morning on 31 August.
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Indeed LAM!
What I would find interesting is if another fish was brought to the nest. Would 095 be content to continue eating the one she has and allow 096 on the nest to feed of the other?
Meanwhile on the nest, 095 continues to tuck in
c LRWT
18:04 Maya arrives as 095 finishes
Maya takes the fish as 095 cleans her beak
waits a moment
then flies off with it
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LAM said:Interesting thought Karen! Perhaps we'll find out!! Maybe 095 still would not let 096 on the nest as she is treating him as an intruder with her calls and actions! Beginning to wonder if she even knows him as her sibling now!
18:15 33 arrives and mantling
assume this is 095 who joins him
33 flies off and 095 potters about