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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Unknown said:Amazing news that 1H4 is the son of 30(10) I was at Manton Bay on the day 30(10) fledged, and i am currently wearing a t shirt with his picture printed on it.
Aww nice!
Morning ALL
some captures of this morning's activities from scroll back
Fish left overnight on the nest for breakfish
05:15 Breakfish for the chicks
07:29 Maya while eating, dishes out some to the chicks
07:31 Fish almost finished - 1H3 with the fish tail
08:23 Brief visit from 33 - empty larder here!
08:28 FISH - well done 33
quickly taken
33 flies off
Youngster tucks in
Busy day ahead, catch up later BFN
I like how 33 briefly visits the nest at 08.23 to check on the fish situation and brings one back 5 minutes later!
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Good Afternoon All
Thank you for the updates
We made it after panicking about the data on the migration window opening in about two weeks!!
Arrived to see the fish delivery at 16.21and very easy fishing as water worryingly low making it easy for 33 to see the fish!
Sadly Maya's perch hasn't been mended when chicks were ringed but she is sat on it!
Third chick on cam post watching other two fight over it! Grabbed leg to get fish!
This is how badly the water has receded from the hide about 40 metres! Last time we were here the water was right in front of the hide! Must've been a difficult year for all the nesting birds!
Chicks wanting more fish by the sound of them 33 has come down from tree to his perch!