MANTON BAY - JULY 2022

Karen 30/06/2022 21:25

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.

LAM 29/07/2022 11:47 in reply to Karen

Hello Karen it was very last minute and all we can say is we must have such a love for the Manton Bay family as we are camping in a tent!!...... With no facilities just water!!
Thank goodness the weather is kind!
Sadly the logistics of the camping...... even forgot binoculars :-)..... So sharing a pair :-) meant we missed the fish arrival but from what we can see of it was a good size! Chick eating it on the fallen tree Maya on post! All very peaceful apart from the noisy one on the nest! Lol
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LAM 29/07/2022 11:51

You can see the unusual site of the beach behind the nest as the water is so low!
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patily 29/07/2022 11:57

Hi LAM Happy CampingLOL! Couldn't see who he noisy one was and now they have flown
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Karen 29/07/2022 11:59

Hi LAM - camping and no facilities - I feel for you but somehow don't think you will be too much bothered as it is only for a couple of days and what a view you are having lol

Great to know the chick who I suspect is 1H1 who last flew off with her fish didn't drop the fish and is eating.

The noisy one - 1H3 has just flown. She has arrived at the nest wet a few times so I wonder if she will attempt to fish, especially with the water being low, or pester her sibling or 33 lol

And thanks for sharing all these views - fantastic :-)
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Karen 29/07/2022 12:01

Hi Patily :-)
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Karen 29/07/2022 12:07

Today's portraits of the chicks and ages:

1H1 is 81 days old

1H2 is 80 days old

1H3 is 78 days old

© Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust

Hard to believe that soon these chicks will be heading south !!
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LAM 29/07/2022 12:14 in reply to patily

Hi Patily nice to see you. Hope you are feeling better!
It's more like Carry on Camping!! Oh my goodness must be over 20 years since we last did this and we can hardly get up off the ground! :-) :-) :-)
Anyway so glad we did as all the family are displaying well for us!
Yes Karen all worth it and Maya has grabbed the fish from chick on fallen tree and she is eating there! All of them have gone noisy now as they fed up mum has the fish!
You're most welcome to all the views but bit concerning the water level so low! Hope we get some rain to get reservoir replenished ready for next year!
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LAM 29/07/2022 12:21

Maya took off with fish 3 birds in the sky!
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Karen 29/07/2022 12:28

Carry on camping LOL

And yes LAM - we must get rain as so needed but hopefully it starts once you leave !!

1H3 has returned and calling

© Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust
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LAM 29/07/2022 12:31

Maya still in sky chasing intruder fish getting a scenic flight!
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