Continued from Manton Bay July 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 their biometric data can be found here. 1H1 fledged on 2 July @ 05:34, 1H3 on 3 July @ 12:09 and 1H2 on 4 July @ 09:06.
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12:15 1H1 back on the nest and calling
12:20 off she flies
14:26 1H1 back to the nest, still waiting and calling on a fish
15:24 1H1 gets into receiving position and so disappointed to see mum arrive empty taloned
Maya joins 1H1 calling on 33
15:45 Maya has flown leaving 1H1 screaming for fish - she is calling much more persistently now so suspect 33 is nearby
15:46 FISH
Maya arrives and gets into receiving position along with 1H1
33 lands with a large headless fish
quickly taken by 1H1
33 flies off and soon 1H1 tucks in
Maya flies off leaving 1H1 to enjoy her meal
1H1 was really tucking in, she appeared hungry and then something seemed to bother her, perhaps gulls??
15:59
wings flap - she is for taking off
16:00 off she goes with the fish
Off for the day now. BFN
Morning ALL - 1H1 is still here!
06:42 on the nest calling
07:02 back, still waiting and calling on fish
08:16 back again
Today, Blue 1H1(22) is 109 days old
09:07 1H1 continues to wait, calling on fish
Lots to do so catch up as and when.
Hopefully 33 brings her a fish soon BFN