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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11:10 33 approaching with a fish for 095
33 flies off leaving 095 to her meal
11:31 095 alert
11:32 095 flies off with the fish
© Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust
11:34 Maya arrives
followed by 096 and Maya takes off!
close up of 096
11:35 095 approaches with the fish - 096 waiting on the nest!!
096 takes the fish from 095
096 has a good hold of the fish
and flies off with it!
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Video: 095 returns with fish & taken by 096 @ 11:35 on 8 Aug 2021
Hi LAM - pleased to see you have both made it and hope you enjoyed your lunch :-)
Thanks for your update - pleased to read everything looking more "normal" off cam than off late. and lovely to know 096 managed to hold on to the fish and was eating from it.
Unfortunately this is just a quick look in from me as much to do!
Quick update - 095 is on the nest just now calling
Must dash!! Have a lovely afternoon and hope to catch up later! BFN
Hi Karen lovely lunch thank you although it didn't touch the sides as we couldn't wait to get here:-)
096 still eating must be about there he's been eating it for hours!
Here he is:
33 ignoring 095's fish calls at the moment he is sat in the tree still.
At least its not raining yet!
Enjoy your afternoon Karen
Catchup later