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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16:51 095 finished and cleans her beak
16:52 all done
095 flies off
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16:54 Maya arrives and OH NO - 095 attacks 096!
Maya takes off with the fish as 096 lands
095 arrives and attacks him on the edge of the nest!
096 escapes 095's grip and flies off
Video: Blue 095 attacks 096 @ 16:54 on 16 Aug 2021
18:46 Maya returned with the fish
095 takes it
Maya flies off
and 095 eats more!
19:22 095 has finished and cleans her beak
She stands by/guarding the fish
33 arrives with another fish while 095 is eating the earlier one from Maya
33 stands looking perhaps for 096 and then flies off with it
It is a big fish and unlikely 33 will be able to transfer that to 096 on the perch.
Awful knowing one youngster is going without when there is so much food available.
095 after eating more fish, has flown leaving the fish on the nest.
LAM Hopefully 33 has been able to make the transfer but if not, then fingers crossed 096 can make a dash for it !!
19:58 096 has got the fish!!
He swooped in, grabbed it and off with it - all in 2 seconds !!
095, who I think gave chase?, returns not looking happy at all
Video: 096 swoops in and takes the fish @ 18:58 on 16 Aug 2021
Unbelievable that 096 could do that in 2 seconds!!