Mike, here is the intro. Thanks. Karen
Last season Maya, the resident Manton Bay female, surprised us arriving back 12 March the earliest date ever recorded at a UK public nest. The resident male, Blue 33(11), her mate since 2015, arrived two days later on 14 March and the pair successfully raised two healthy chicks. More details about the Manton Bay nest, including a table of the breeding data, can be found here.
Here’s wishing Maya and Blue 33 a safe journey home and for another successful season.
Some Useful Links:
Manton Bay Webcam
Rutland Ospreys Website
Rutland Ospreys Facebook
Rutland Ospreys Twitter
Map of Rutland Water Nature Reserve
The Lyndon Centre and Reserve Information
Chloe & Tigers Manton Bay Stats
Birdie Num Num’s Copyright Notices & Webcams List
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Previous Threads:
Manton Bay 2016 - March, April, May, June, July, August,
Manton Bay 2017 - March, April, June, July & August, Sept-End Feb18
Manton Bay 2018 - March, April, May, June, July, August, Sept-End Feb 19
Birdies LG DU update.
IMAGICAT
Yay! I have Blue ring on the nest, waiting
Screen blanked again and lower one keeps freezing. The winds around my way have definitely dropped a bit now.
Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/
Now I'm seeing a female with a blue ring :-/
EDIT - Birdie's snap cropped/brightened:
OMG just looked in and I am pretty sure that that is Blue 33!! :-)))))
Can't see fer lookin' !!! But I think s/he has a fish-piece underfoot.
BLUE33 2018
He does have quite a lot of necklace.