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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06:52 Maya arrived and ate some innards
06:54 Maya flown off as 095 kept hold of the fish
06:57 095 flies off with the fish
07:52 095 returns - fishless!!
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She stays a couple of minutes and then flies off.
Why can't she leave the fish for the family
08:03 Maya returns - no fish on the nest for her!
095 follows her in
09:08 Maya now stands, relaxed
09:25 095 returns and calling!
09:26 she flies off - just a brief visit
And for the record
096 is 103 days old &
095 is 101 days old
No daily capture of 096 as still no sighting of him.
096 was last seen on the nest @ 20:00 on 17 August. (101 days old)
095 has been on and off the nest all afternoon fish calling.
Eventually:
16:32 33 delivers a live fish to 095
wriggles about the nest as 095 chases it
she soon gets a hold of it
16:40 095 flies off with it after eating some on the nest
Video: 33 delivers live fish to 095 @ 16:32 on 19 Aug 2021
17:54 A wet 095 returns to the nest
close up
096 is still here and he nicks the fish lol
17:54 33 arrives with a live tiddler and 095 moves to take
096 swoops in - Chaos!!
096 manages to nick the fish !!!
096 mantles, protecting the fish while 095 wing flaps and 33 ducks!!
096 quickly takes off with the fish and 33 makes off too !!
Only a tiddler but at least 096 has got something. Only hope, as he appears to have flown off with it in his beak, that once he lands somewhere, he can successfully transfer it to his talons.
Video: 096 swoops in and steals the fish @ 17:54 on 19 Aug 2021
Karen W said:096 swoops in and steals the fish
Good news - pity it wasn't bigger, but maybe 095 would have been more aggressive if it had been ;) Thanks, KAREN!
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