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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Maya on her perch eating and 095 and 096 in poplar behind.
Thanks LAM - great to know they are all still here and will look out for 096 as hopefully as you say, Maya may return to the nest and he'll swoop in. Thanks for the photos.
A pleasure Karen sorry they are not so good but here is Maya with the fish in the air!
12:23 intruder ??
33 mantling and wing flapping on the nest
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13:11 095 arrives
13: Maya arrives with the fish
Maya holds on to it
13:13 Maya flies off with the fish
095 remains on the nest