Brief history of Manton Bay:
The nest was first occupied by White 08(97) and Green 5N(04) in 2007 who raised 2 chicks. In 2008 they paired again but the nest failed and in 2009 it was unused. In 2010 a new pair, Green 5R(04) and an unringed female nicknamed Mrs 5R, took up residence and over the next four years raised 11 chicks. Green 5R(04) failed to return in 2014 and Mrs 5R paired with a new mate, Blue 28(10) and laid 3 eggs. Blue 33(11) arrived determined to claim this nest and evicted Blue 28(10). Blue 33(11) kicked out the eggs and spent the remainder of the season bonding with Mrs 5R who was then officially named “Maya”. Since 2015, Maya and Blue 33(11) have returned reuniting their partnership and to date have successfully raised 23 chicks.
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Here’s wishing Maya and Blue 33(11) a safe journey home and for another successful season.
It's lovely to see him home, now we need Maya. I've got a trip booked up there soon - hope she's home safe by then. Lovely pic of Blue 33, Scylla, copied and pasted here as it's so beautiful.
Hi everyone. As some of you will know I've been keeping an observationboard at Port Lincoln. And I'm planning to do the same for Mantonbay and Loch Garten. I also helped setting it up for seaside (us). I just enjoy it too much ;-) There will be a minute by minute account of arrivals, fish, other important moments. and also a seperate fishchart.. and probably some major news items, nest history, etc. The link for mantonbay is: www.ospreycam.net/.../ Unless someone thinks this is a very bad idea ofc ;-) This is by no means a replacement for this forum, but through all the post it's hard to find the history.. and I like the fish charts... On the other hand: If someone likes to help (it's very, very easy to add a new obs line) let me know and we can work something out.
Oh.. and the front page, etc. is not quite finished yet (and I took the nest history from Karen's intro)
https://ospreycam.net
Woah a , what an amazing thing to do !!! Extra 'thank you' and a half Scylla. I am truly impressed at your dedication
CIRRUS! I hope you're not crediting me with BART's brilliant planned undertaking
Bart molenaar said:There will be a minute by minute account of arrivals, fish, other important moments. and also a seperate fishchart.. and probably some major news items, nest history, etc.
Bart molenaar said:Unless someone thinks this is a very bad idea
The only drawback I can think of is you finding enough hours in the day, BART - other than that, what wonderful and charitable idea and I look forward to a much enhanced season!
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Bart said: There will be a minute by minute account of arrivals, fish, other important moments. and also a seperate fishchart.. and probably some major news items, nest history, etc.The link for mantonbay is:https://www.ospreycam.net/mantonbay/
That's quite an undertaking, Bart - it will be a wonderful resource. The fish stats kept at Loch Arkaig have come in very useful and in fact are being used in a book about Rutland 2013 male Blue 4K, now resident at Belvoir Castle, which will be published soon. Every fish delivery is recorded by date, time and species, and it shows some interesting patterns as the season progresses and whether there are two or three chicks. It is a lot of work for the brilliant Steve Quinn who does all the number-crunching, aided by a merry band of fish-counters, of which I am one, who file end of day reports.
There is a lively forum at Loch Arkaig moderated by Woodland Trust, but the only downside is unlike this RSPB forum, detailed info from previous years is not available once the forum shuts down after the birds migrate. There is basic info of course - arrival, laying, hatch, fledge and departure dates, etc, but the forum comments aren't accessible. A website such as you are proposing, all the details in one place, linked into this forum, would be marvellous.
All the events of Blue 33's first day back in one (heavily) edited video. The arrival, the fish, the nestorations.
Hmmmm www.stamfordmercury.co.uk/.../
Thanks for the summary of 33's first day at Rutland. Hope we see Maya and the sooner the better!
As for ditching the education programme, Geemeff, that's appalling! Or at least I think so--others may not agree! Those kids are so enthusiastic about Ospreys and children are the future, including those children who will continue with conservation or who will ignore the need to preserve nature and all creatures within it. How can they love nature if they do not experience nature for themselves or if they do not encounter enthusiastic and knowledgeable adults who love it?!
Kind regards, Ann