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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Today's portraits
096 - 96 days old
095 - 94 days old
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They do LAM!! And in wonderful condition too - haven't 33 and Maya done a fantastic job. All credit to them - what brilliant parents. It is somewhat sad knowing we are counting the days now but leave they must. But until they do so we must enjoy every moment they are still here :-) Are you planning another visit??
17:59 33 approaches the nest with a fish for 095 who has been calling
a little tiddler for her lol
close up of 095 with her fish :-)
and she flies off with it
Fish!!
19:25 33 arrives with another headless fish
quickly taken by 095
33 flies off
and 095 tucks in
close up
19:48 Maya arrives
19:52 095 finishes and Maya takes the fish
and flies off with it
leaving 095 cleaning her beak
19:55 095 flies off - ENS
Off now - BFN
20:34 Large chunk of fish left on nest. Obviously all been well fed today
The whole family seen today from Waderscrape Hide, with apologies for my shaky photography - I'm much better at clipping bits off the livestream!
The equivalent nest cam screenshot of when she arrives on the nest seen in my video above