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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14:54 095 calling
14:54 33 arrives with a large headless fish for her
095 moves to take the fish grabbing 33 talon but soon lets go
grabs the fish
33 flies off
and 095 tucks in
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15:21 095 has finished, stepping back from the fish
15:22 Maya arrives and picks up a loose bit of fish
Maya flies off leaving 095
15:25 Maya returns
Maya then grabs the fish
and flies off with it
095, who has a loose feather, remains on the nest. A close up of her
Good to see all the family still here and that they have all eaten today.
095 has been on/off the nest and calling on mum to bring her fish back lol
16:29 095 arrives back on the nest and yelling
33 approaches
awww bless him, he's brought her a tiddler
close up
17:57 Maya returns with the remains from the large fish she flew off with earlier
17:59 after a fair bit of yelling, 095 moves round and takes the fish
Maya flies off and 095 tucks in
Edit:
18:20 095 continues to eat her fish
19:35 095 after finishing her fish, flew off.
ENS
19:41 Assume this is "The Rutland Belle" out doing an evening cruise?
Morning Patily & ALL
summary of activity so far:
07:11 33 arrives
33 potters about and then a nest scrape
07:14 33 stands surveying his domain and looking very relaxed
07:18 flies up to the campost
and to current time
09:30 ENS.
Since 33 flew off there has been no sign of any of the family.
Have 096 and 095 gone??
10:25 A search for any of the family
And there you are!!
close up of 33
095 is still here!
10:45 on the nest and yelling for fish
095, now 97 days old