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.
Webcam/Copyright: © Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust
10:35 FISH and Poor 33!!
096 waits as 33 arrives with a large fish
096, looking very hungry, moves to grab the fish and instead gets hold of 33's foot!!
096 pulls as does 33 to get free/away!!
096 keeps pulling and 33 is on the deck!
and pulling
33 has to flap his wings and eventually gets free
and takes off leaving 096 on the nest with the fish
and 096 soon tucking in
© Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust
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Video: 33's leg pulled delivering fish to 096 @ 10:35 on 9 Aug 2021
and as I am shutting down,
096 stands with the fish - no sign of 095 as yet
11:05 096 flies off with the fish
c) LRWT