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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LAM said:Thank you Glider we did get home safely and your most welcome to all our input as always when we visit the amazing MB family. We hope to get back again before they disappear but meanwhile it's Glaslyn next week! Very excited to visit this nest! We will try and do some reports if we can.
Thank you LAM. Wow, Glaslyn, fantastic! - The famous Mrs G and Aran. You’re moving from one set of legends to another! I’ll need to keep a close eye on that forum next week.
Make sure you remember all of your equipment! Haha
LAM said:Yes Glider love that, the osprey families are all truly legends! :-) Bit scared of meeting the legendary Mrs G as she is like meeting a Royal like figure with her stature:-) Not sure we'll be posh enough to greet her lol! We'll bring all the equipment :-) :-) and hope we are up to performing! Think I'll have forgotten by then how to do the resizing but will do our best :-)
Haha! You’ll just need to bow to Mrs G! I’m sure you’ll have a fab time and everything will be grand.
Afternoon ALL
LAM – what can I say?? What fantastic photos and updates. We are very fortunate to be seeing the family off cam in their surroundings – thank you so much for sharing this with us.
So interesting reading your posts about the fish and learning the chicks, also Maya recover dropped ones and eat them on the perch. Amazing – this is the first I have read of them doing this!!
And your beach photo – yes so like Senegal where they will be headed very, very soon. But what a fantastic job 33 and Maya have done as these chicks have had the best possible start in life. They really are in tip top condition for their long journey south.
So how was it to be back in your own bed last night? Very sad leaving Manton Bay but wonderful I bet to experience some home comforts again lol
So it is Carry on Camping to Glaslyn next:-D How lovely for you to be visiting Mrs G and Aran. She really is a legend and I’m sure you will have a fantastic time. We will look out for any posts you manage to share on the Glaslyn thread but until then enjoy a rest and once again - a massive thank you.
quick check back on this morning's activities
10:10 H1, 1H2 and Maya fish calling
11:03 FISH - 33 arrives and Maya waiting
1H1 arrives and has a tug of fish with Maya as 33 keeps back out of the way
1H2 arrives and snatches the fish
1H1 tries to take the fish but gets pecked by 1H2
1H2 drags the fish over
11:12 1H2 tucks in and 1H3 has now arrived and calling
11:24 1H2 keeps hold of the fish moving across the nest and 1H3 eats some innards left
11:30 1H2 has finished but holds on to the fish
and then flies off with it
11:31 Maya arrives and joins 1H3 - no fish for them!!
The both fly off - ENS