The purpose of this thread is to record the day-to-day activity at the Manton Bay nest thus freeing up the Rutland Osprey Project 2018 thread for general news on all the other birds, nests and projects.
Details about the Manton Bay nest, including a table of the breeding data, can be found here.
Last year we were thrilled to see both Maya and Blue 33(11) return within hours of each other on the 22 March and I am sure I speak for us all in wishing them both a safe journey home and for another successful season at Manton Bay.
Nest is empty now, Ian
Karen W said:someone on the nest just now
Great spot, Karen, especially with no sound :o
It was there nearly 7 minutes, and seemed to be wary of a prospective intruder:
Never got a good view of face or legs, couldn't prove a ring:
IMAGICAT
"Precipitation", can't tell what it is, yet.
Morning Scylla and ALL to follow
Empty nest at the moment, looks like its heavy rain, so maybe Maya and ? will be sheltering for a while.
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Osprey landed.
Mating or attempted mating... :o :o :o
Ha I thought by posting there was an empty nest that would make sure one would appear, unfortunately I missed them :-)
Here ya go, Mary :)
Not sure if he made really good contact, but Maya was extremely co-operative ;-)
Hmmmm I think that should confirm that it is 33 Scylla, that tail looked like it was in the right position :-) Or maybe Maya is doing an EJ.... LOL
Another mating.