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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095 remains on the nest. She is looking quite tired, dozing at times :-)
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18:38 Maya returns with the fish
She is looking around - 095 looking too!! I wonder if Maya is waiting on 096?
18:49 095 tries to get some fish - but Maya moves keeping hold of the fish
and again
Maya moves round the nest and will not give up the fish to 095 .
Maya then has some herself
and feeds her daughter :-)
095 looking up and screeching!
Maya continues to feed her
33 arrives
33 flies off and returns
33 takes off again and 095 cleans her beak
and manages more lol
I must go for a bit.
Will look back later BFN
Kind regards, Ann
Morning ALL
checking back and no sign of any of the family until now
07:48 and it is 096 who has arrived and is on the nest!!
close up
it is good to see 096 -