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.
Unknown said:Have you any idea how many Rutland ospreys there are now (or last year)? I understand that Rutland Ospreys keep the info secret, but it would be nice to know some detail about the success of the project.
Hi Richard, I have no idea how many ospreys there are but David S posted this list last season of the birds that had so far returned and others still to be sighted. Here is a link to his post and from that there was some more posts giving more details.
Link to David S's post listing Rutland Ospreys
Hope this is of some use to you.
Richard B
Blue ring...
They were wary around each other, but tolerant, so maybe?
I took loads of grabs but no ring. She looked as if she was looking for a fish.