The purpose of this thread is for recording the season’s day to day activity at the Manton Bay nest thus freeing up the Rutland Osprey Project 2017 thread for general news on all the other birds, nests and projects.
For anyone new following Manton Bay, Maya and Blue 33(11) have been the resident pair for the last two years and to date have raised six chicks. More details about the nest and a table of the breeding data can be found here. Last season Maya returned on the 21 March and Blue 33(11) arrived a few days later on the 27 March.
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I am sure I speak for us all in wishing Maya and Blue 33(11) a safe journey home and for another successful season at Manton Bay.
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Whoop! The first osprey has landed on the Manton Bay nest! It was 1J(13) a male who returned yesterday and fished at Horn Mill Trout Farm pic.twitter.com/LLDy6t64ab
Back again EDIT: THIS IS BLUE 33(11)
Thanks Alan for the confirmation.
33 IS BACK
Jump for joy ... I am beside myself LOL
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Now another osprey has landed on the nest, AND IT'S 33!! HE'S BACK!!
Wonderful Alan - thank you for the news!!
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Great news thank you.
I cannot believe I saw and captured 33's return as we were thinking it was 1J around.
Brilliant to see him back he is on the nest now
Karen. It was 1J. He left and Blue 33 arrived.
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Behind everyone else but just spotted osprey on nest - so pleased to hear it is 33!
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