Continued from Manton Bay May 2023
Details about the Manton Bay nest can be found on the season’s opening post.
The season so far: Blue 33(11) returned March 16 @ 12:58 and Maya on March 19 @ 06:54. Maya laid four eggs - Apr 4 @ 15:52, April 7 @ 09:04, April 10 @ 07:03 and April 13 @ 08:08. On May 12 @ 08:18 the first chick hatched followed by chick #2 @ 06:36 on May 14 and chick #3 was first seen @ 05:45 on May 17. Chick #4 hatched @ 18:53 on May 18 but unfortunately a live fish was delivered to the nest causing havoc and the little chick died the following morning. Chicks #1, #2 and #3 have thrived under the careful protection of Maya and Blue 33(11) who also has been a fantastic provider for his family.
Later this month the chicks will be ringed and we will learn more about them.
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News on FB of the ringing tomorrow. For some of us we will learn of it when it is done!! Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust · Message for all our Osprey fans, the webcam will be offline for a couple of hours tomorrow morning (around 6:30am). We are ringing the chicks, thank you for all your support
Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/
Morning All and thanks for the heads up Sheila
04:39 Sunrise
One chick up early for breakfish and self feeds
05:13 Chicks look on as one pecks at a fish piece
05:14 some wing flaps
06:28 chicks all settled
06:38 Lots of preening - well they want to look their best for their bling
and they are looking lovely
06:47 Maya arrives and grabs the fish
chicks gather round and she dishes out breakfish
close up
Reminder of the chicks ages - today:
Chick #1 is 42 days oldChick #2 is 40 days old &Chick #3 is 37 days old
Heard clunking - could it be the ladder!!
Edit: don't think so, must of been an adult taking off from the cam post
Freebird66 said:As a newbie can I ask how the ringer does sex the Ospreys? Also do they always get it right?
Hi Freebird66 - here is an explanation taken from a blog last year explaining how they sex the chicks.
Quote:
When determining the chicks’ sex, the size of the bill, the thickness and length of the tarsus (the lower leg of birds) and their weight all play a part in distinguishing between male and female chicks. A typical weight range for males is between 1300 and 1500 g, whereas the weight for females is around 1800 g. The length of the tarsus also helps to tell between male and female chicks. Females have an average tarsus length of 57.9 mm though can exceed 60 mm whereas males have an average tarsus length of 53.6 mm, but can reach up to 58.0 mm.
If you wish to read more - here is a link to the full blog which I copied and posted. Thankfully I did as we cannot access it on Rutland's website now!
Link to Ringing the Manton Bay Chicks 2022
There have been a couple of occasions when they have got it wrong, sometimes they don't know but they usually do get it right.
08:09 Maya has arrived and chicks gather for a top up as 33 stands by