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 is still here!
12:17 Maya arrives on the nest and calling
looking around and calling
12:21 Maya flies off
off down the bay
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Video: Maya on nest - 12:17 to 12:22 30 Aug 2021
13:38 Maya returns and once more calling. Suspect 33 has a fish?
13:39 FISH!!
33 arrives with share of the fish for Maya
33 cleans his beak as Maya gets hold of it
13:40 Off she goes with it
Video: 33 brings Maya share of the fish @ 13:39 on 30 Aug 2021
After Maya flew off with the fish, 33 remained on the nest pottering about with twigs and looking around
13:51 33 eventually flew off
Video: 33 potters about on nest - 13:39 to 13:51 30 Aug 2021
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.
15:29 33 returns
close up
16:15 sort of floats up to the cam post
Blue 33(11) on nest - 15:29 to 16:15 on 30 Aug 2021 (Edited/5 mins)
18:05 33 is back on the nest again
just looking around
18:22 33 flies off