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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Morning ALL
catch up on earlier activity
07:00 095 waits as 33 approaches with a large, live fish
095 takes the fish from 33
07:01 33 flies off leaving 095
07:33 095 finishes, cleans her beak then flies off
07:34 Maya arrives picks up/eats some loose fish from the nest
07:39 Maya eats some more loose fish - she appears to be basically tidying up
07:42 Maya alert, something around but soon settles and after waiting a bit, flies off with the fish
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07:43 096 approaches the nest
095 in pursuit as he lands
096 takes off and 095 returns to the nest and on guard!
Video: 095 chases 096 @ 07:43 on 11 Aug 2021
Hopefully Maya can transfer the fish to 096 elsewhere
08:21 095 guarding the nest!
08:21 Maya returns with the fish
Maya stands, holding the fish looking out for 096?
08:22 Maya then flies off with it
08:35 095 eventually flies off
ENS
And I must fly too! Off for the day - BFN
11:02 096 on the nest and calling
11:02 33 brings him a fish
quickly taken
11:04 33 flies off and 096 tucks in
.
Video: 33 delivers fish to 096 @ 11:02 on 11 Aug 2021
11:25 096 continues to eat. He appears really hungry - don't think he got anything yesterday
11:28 096 became unsettled, looking around
then started mantling
11:28 096 flew off with the fish
11:29 095 landed - she appears to have unsettled 096 and his reason for flying off
Couple of close ups of 096 with his fish as we rarely see him on the nest!
Video: 096 eating on the nest from 11:16 until flying off @ 11:29 11 Aug 2021
095 has arrived and calling
close ups of her
an hour has passed and 095 is still on the nest yelling for fish
18:50 FISH!!
33 approaches with a whopper - his third fish delivery to the nest today
quickly taken by 095
and 095 tucks in
19:28 095 still with her fish
and tucking in