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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12:26 096 arrives!
12:27 095 approaches with the fish
095 hovers above 096
095 then lands on top of 096!!
096 flies off - 095 has held on to the fish
095 stands for a bit
and then tucks in
095 continues to eat then flies off at 12:44 with the fish
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Video: 095 returns with fish landing on top of 096 at 12:25 on 13 Aug 2021
Thanks Sandra but was posting and recording lol - just seems to take me ages just now! But that was pretty scary to watch - I just hope 096 does not get hurt.
13:04 Maya arrives
couple of minutes later 095 approaches - she still has the fish
Maya prepares to take off as 095 lands
13:07 095 stands yelling
13:08 095 is off again with the fish
I must go out now.
Hopefully 33 or Maya will manage to get a fish to 096 at some point.
BFN
Richard B
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Morning ALL
catch up on earlier activities
05:26 095 arrives
05:26 someone approaches but flies overhead - looks like a fish in talon
05:30 33 arrives with a fish
095 does not eat but stands on the edge for a bit and at 05:32 flies off with it
ENS
06:38 095 returns, fishless and calling
08:19 Maya stays for a few minutes with 095 has been on / off the nest
Maya flies off and soon 095 follows.
09:38 096 is on the nest
and he is calling