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 LAM & ALL
It was great to see LAM - just hope he held on to it and enjoyed.
Meanwhile, so far this morning, just the one visit from 095
06:10 095 is on the nest, calling
06:11 095 flew off - ENS
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Thank you for wonderful coverage, KAREN & LAM, with contributions from others... but not from me! As you know, I try to cover some of the other nests that don't have dedicated curators like you here, KAREN, and SANDRA (LotL),
This morning I was about to pack up when I thought I should catch up here, and it took me a while to realise I was still in July, so I haven't been able to read every page - however, I did see the early stages of the concern re 095/096, and thought when you said that 096 had stayed away for a couple of days that she likely saw him as an intruder since then - but feeling that one is a part of the consensus doesn't make it any easier to watch.
In your video of 096's nifty nabbing of the fish, did you notice how 095 shot after him, right on his tail? Let's hope she didn't catch him and/or that he didn't drop the fish.
Well I started downloading the MB stream @ 07:12, ENS since then until a Crow family moved in - it looked like Mum, Dad and youngster to me:
Whoever scared them off didn't appear but there was a cambump a few moments later:
I hope I'll be able to help out a bit from now on - thanks again
IMAGICAT
Agree LAM, we will know if he ate should we see him!!
So far only 095 has been seen this morning.
12:11 She landed on the nest and stayed for a couple of minutes. And, as usual - calling!!
Close up
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Richard B
095 has been on and off the nest constantly calling
16:08 33 arrives with a smallish fish
095 grabs it but someone - 096 or Maya? flying by
33 flies off and 095 picks up the fish
she's mantling - unsettled
16:11 soon settled and tucking in
16:24 095 becomes agitated, starts wing flapping
and then take off with the fish!
Maya arrives and picks up some of the nest
Maya flies off as 095 returns to the nest
16:27 095 screeching as someone flies by
and she flies off
16:27 Maya returns - someone is approaching
It is 096 - he is still here!!
He moves towards Maya looking for fish!
Maya takes off
096 left on the nest
some close ups of 096
096 takes off
as 095 arrives on the nest
16:29 095 remains guarding
she takes off
16:32 and then back on the nest screeching and mantling!
Throughout - 095 holds on to the fish.
What a carry on!!
Video: 096 arrives looking for fish and chased off by 095 @ 16:27