Continued from Manton Bay June 2022
Details about the Manton Bay nest can be found on the season’s opening post
The season so far: Maya returned 15 March @ 10:21 & Blue 33(11) on 21 March @ 17:29. Egg #1 laid 31 March @ c 23:30 & hatched 09 May @ 23:02, Egg #2 laid 03 April @ 18:31 & hatched 10 May @ 12:30 and Egg #3 laid 06 April @ 20:30 & hatched 12 May @ 08:24. On 20 June the chicks were ringed with their unique blue darvics. Chick #1 was fitted with 1H1, #2 with 1H2 and #3 with 1H3. All chicks were females and full details of their biometric data can be found here.
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1H2 and 1H3 wing flapping and 1H3 helicoptering
08:46 Fish
Hopefully 1H1 is safe and she returns soon for some fish
It has been a very quick season here Alan
1H2 exercises as Maya feeds herself and 1H3
Maya and 1H3 finish then 1H2 then grabs the fish
has a couple of bits
but leaves it and 1H3 gets tucked in again
1H3 continues to eat and lots of wing flapping from 1H2 - think she will go soon!
It is very breezy today and could make it difficult for 1H1 to return to the nest
Unknown said:It is very breezy today and could make it difficult for 1H1 to return to the nest
It is breezy Alan! Gasped earlier when 1H3 nearly missed the nest when landing!!
Captures of 1H3's near miss landing
09:13 1H3 flaps her wings
up she goes
and wind carries her - luckily she catches edge of nest
(c) LRWT
Confirmation from Rutland on 1H1's fledge
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Hi Patily, after the two youngsters have had plenty opportunity to eat, Maya arrived and enjoyed a good feed which is nice to see
and now @ 11:23, 33 arrives and collects the fish to have his share