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
11:17 FISH
quickly taken by Maya
33 cleans his beak as Maya hold the fish
11:19 33 flies off
Maya follows with the fish to have her share
© Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust
Video: 33 brings Maya her share of the fish @ 11:17 on 29 Aug 2021
14:06 33 returns
just looking around
14:15 some tidying up
14:17 again looking around
14:17 33 flies off
Video: Blue 33(11) on Manton Bay Nest from 14:06 to 14:17 [edited] 21 Aug 2021
17:46 Brief visit from Maya
and a minute later flies off
18:44 Maya has returned and calling
Edited clip early morning 06.30 to mid-morning fish delivery
19:48 FISH !!
Maya has been calling for ages and at last 33 delivers
Video: 33 shares fish with Maya 19:48 29 Aug 2021
If anyone would like to see some photos from Rutland click here.
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.
Thanks very much Clare - the photos are fantastic!!
I particularly liked seeing the one of 96 flying with his fish and settling on the nearby perch for that was the last time we saw him eat a substantial meal on the nest. On the webcam, we saw him fly off with the fish and just wonderful seeing him off cam with it. Here is a link to the 14th, the day you visited, within the thread
Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/